English Explanatory Dictionary

redux

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of a topic, redone, restored, brought back, or revisited.
noun
  1. A theme or topic that is redone, restored, brought back, or revisited.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹiːdʌks/ /ɹiˈdʌks/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-redux.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-redux2.wav

Word forms

redux reduxes

Etymology

From Latin redux (“that returns”), from redūcō (“to bring back”). The word may have re-entered popular usage in the United States with the publication of the novel Rabbit Redux (1971) by John Updike, although it had previously been used in medicine, literary titles, and product names.

Related words

rediscuss redo redox
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