Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A second or renewed conversion; also, a conversion back to a previous belief.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A second conversion.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun action of converting something again
  • noun action or renovating or converting a property

Etymologies

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re- +‎ conversion. See also to convert.

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Examples

  • It is my firm belief that the only satisfactory test of economics is the ability to predict, and in crucial predictive situations such as reconversion after World War II, the settlement of the Korean War, the settlement of the

    Lawrence R. Klein - Autobiography 1992

  • It was they who, following the Second World War - or better, during the war itself, prepared the vital steps of the "reconversion".

    The Present Day Spirit in France 1956

  • After the end of hostilities these same principles were extended with diminishing force to cover the 'reconversion' period in the economies of the two countries.

    Canada & The United States—Partners in Freedom 1951

  • When the war terminated there was no designed "reconversion" of this complicated system.

    Canada's Place in the Pacific Basin 1947

  • The lady clad in white showed the children visions contained in the so-called secrets, including the end of World War I, the outbreak of World War II, and the "reconversion" of Communist Russia to Christianity.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2010

  • The new pact addresses the return capability ( "reconversion") of missile launch facilities and heavy bombers, which would lay the legal groundwork for the subsequent elimination of some types of delivery vehicles.

    RIA Novosti 2010

  • In Kalyan, in Maharashtra, Hindus are celebrating the "reconversion" of

    Spero News 2009

  • In Kalyan, in Maharashtra, Hindus are celebrating the "reconversion" of 1,130 families.

    Spero News 2009

  • The 'reconversion' has to be delayed until at least January 1 or if later, 30 days after the IRA was switched back to the traditional.

    pfblogs.org: The Ad-Free Personal Finance Blogs Aggregator 2009

  • JHARKHAND: 1 Church attacked and attempted 'reconversion' of Christians;

    NewsBlaze.com Current News - Top Stories 2008

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