Recastings

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The act of molding or shaping a material again; the process of assigning new roles or responsibilities to actors or individuals; the action of expressing something in a different form or style
2. The procedure of forming a substance once more into a desired shape; reallocating parts or duties to others; restating or presenting information differently
3. The technique of reshaping or reproducing objects through remolding; reassigning roles in performances or tasks; reformulating ideas or sentences in alternative ways

Etymology: "Recastings" is simply the plural of "recasting", the noun formed from "recast" by adding a suffix to the verb. "Recast" itself is built from the prefix "re-", meaning again, and "cast", which in this sense means to shape something by pouring molten material into a mould. So a recasting is an act of forming material into a shape a second time, and the plural form refers to several such acts, or to several occasions when a plan, role or statement has been reworked.

Synonyms: remoldings, reshapings