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retelling

[ree-tel-ing]

noun

  1. a new, and often updated or retranslated, version of a story.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of retelling1

First recorded in 1635–45; re- + tell 1 + -ing 1
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When he heard the older people emotionally retelling their stories, sometimes in tears, about how they had wasted their lives, he knew he had to change.

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From a forthcoming choral libretto premiering in Finland to a graphic novel retelling of the "Epic of Gilgamesh," Macfarlane’s creative orbit keeps expanding.

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The second bedroom serves as an office where Brown is finishing her novel, which she describes as a “retelling of an Irish myth.”

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Many of the stars of Toxic Town had not heard of the scandal the drama is based on, but are hoping the Netflix retelling will bring it into the spotlight.

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Her acclaimed directorial debut, based on her memoir of the same name, is a retelling of her quest for justice after authorities found the evidence insufficient to pursue criminal charges.

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