reinsertionn.
/ˌriːɪnˈsəːʃn/, U.S. /ˌriᵻnˈsərʃ(ə)n/ The action of inserting something again.
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the world > space > place > placing or fact of being placed in (a) position > insertion or putting in > [noun] > again
reinsertion1788
1788 Life Elizabeth Chudleigh 11 She took a journey..to procure the re-insertion of her marriage with Mr. Hervey in the register-book.
1808 E. Bridges Censura Literaria VII. 390 The best authorities for this article are Phillips's Theatrum Poetarum, 1675, and the re-insertion by Steevens in his list for Berkenhout.
1885 Manch. Examiner 21 May 5/1 Mr. Stuart succeeded in ousting the clause.., and Lord Salisbury has procured its re-insertion.
1911 Jrnl. Rom. Stud. 1 139 The reinsertion of many of those small points, whether of argument or of illustration, to stimulate interest.
1978 Theory & Society 6 319 Restoration of the mutilated text requires reinsertion of the following [etc.]
2006 A. Davies Goodbye Lemon i. 67 Gil is going to need all your help if this reinsertion is going to work. It took some doing to move him from the subacute care unit but with all these helping hands..it will all work out.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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