Republishes

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Makes a previously published work available again by issuing it once more
2. Issues a document or work anew after its initial release
3. Releases a text or content again for renewed distribution or access

Etymology: "Republishes" is the third-person singular present form of "republish," so it describes someone or something putting out a work again. The verb is built from the prefix "re-", meaning "again," and "publish," which entered English in the Middle Ages from Old French "publier," itself from Latin "publicare," meaning to make public. Its root is the Latin adjective "publicus," "of the people," so the word that now describes reissuing a book traces back to the idea of making something known to the community. The prefix "re-" carries the same Latin sense of repetition, reaching English through Old French, so "republish" is a straightforward compound: a public release, done once more. Nothing about the word is a coinage or a surprise, which is why its history is essentially a matter of two familiar parts joined together.

Synonyms: reissues, prints again