redux

adj.
Brought back; returned. Used postpositively.

[Latin : re-, re- + dux, leader; see duke.]

Refers to being brought back, revived or restored. From the Latin "reducere."

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: brought back

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(ri-DUKS)

adjective
Brought back; revisited.

Etymology
From Latin re- (again) + dux (leader), from ducere (to lead). Ultimately from Indo-European root deuk- (to lead) that led to other words such as duke, conduct, educate, duct, wanton, and tug

Usage
"The nightmare, redux. Once again Eddie Guardado was an out away from a save. Once again, he couldn't get it done." — John Hickey; M's Can't Finish Sox; Seattle Post-Intelligencer; May 4, 2006.

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