reenactment

noun/riˈænæktmənt/

Frequency rank: #17,620 most common English word

Meaning

A performance or recreation of a past event, carried out as it originally happened.

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Example sentence

The volunteers took part in reenactment of the famous battle to educate visitors about history.

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