RECONNOITERED

Verb

reconnoitered

simple past tense and past participle of reconnoiter

Adjective

reconnoitered (comparative more reconnoitered, superlative most reconnoitered)

Of a region or situation that has been surveyed (especially in a military situation).

Source: Wiktionary


RECONNOITER

Rec`on*noi"ter, Rec`on*noi"tre (rk`n*noi"tr), v. t. Etym: [F. reconnoitre, a former spelling of reconnaître. See Recognize.]

1. To examine with the eye to make a preliminary examination or survey of; esp., to survey with a view to military or engineering operations.

2. To recognize. [Obs.] Sir H. Walpole.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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28 November 2024

SYNCRETISM

(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)


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