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Meaning of reinventing the wheel | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

The action of taking the effort to devise a solution to a problem, unaware of the fact that someone else has already devised the same solution to the same problem.

uncountable

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

Reinvention reinventor Reinvents reinversion Reinvest Reinvested

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