(|)rē+ noun
Etymology: re- + publication
1. : the act or action of republishing or the state of being republished : a new or second publication (as of a will, code, religion, literary work, or law)
two novels … that highly deserve republication — New York Herald Tribune Book Review
republication of a former will revokes one of a later date — William Blackstone
2. : something (as a book) that has been republished : a fresh publication (as of a literary work)