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redux

adj.
C1 Advanced US //ˈɹiˌdəks// UK //ɹɪdˈʌks// re·dux

adj. a new version of something that is similar to an older one. It is often used when a show, movie, or idea comes back in a slightly different form.

adj. a new version or adaptation of something previously created. Often used in the phrase 'in redux' to describe a revival or updated iteration of a concept.


SIMPLE

The band released a new album in a digital redux.

CONTEXTUAL

The director's latest film is a modern redux of his classic 1980s thriller.

COMPLEX

The updated software interface offers a sleeker, more intuitive redux of the original design, while retaining the core functionality that users have come to expect.

Origin

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.

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