Associations to the word «Recounting»

Wiktionary

RECOUNT, noun. Retelling, narration, rendering
RECOUNT, verb. To tell over; to relate in detail; to recite; to tell or narrate the particulars of.
RECOUNT, verb. (dated) To rehearse; to enumerate.
RECOUNT, noun. A counting again, as of votes.
RECOUNT, verb. To count or reckon again.

Dictionary definition

RECOUNT, noun. An additional (usually a second) count; especially of the votes in a close election.
RECOUNT, verb. Narrate or give a detailed account of; "Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child".
RECOUNT, verb. Count again; "We had to recount all the votes after an accusation of fraud was made".

Wise words

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.