RESURGENT

resurgent, renascent

(adjective) rising again as to new life and vigor; “resurgent nationalism”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

resurgent (comparative more resurgent, superlative most resurgent)

Undergoing a resurgence; experiencing renewed vigor or vitality.

(astronomy) Of a celestial object, moving upwards relative to the horizon after a period of having moved downwards.

Rising again, as from the dead.

Noun

resurgent (plural resurgents)

One who rises again, as from the dead.

Source: Wiktionary


Re*sur"gent, a. Etym: [L. resurgens, -entis, p. pr. of resurgere. See Resurrection.]

Definition: Rising again, as from the dead. Coleridge.

Re*sur"gent, n.

Definition: One who rises again, as from the dead. [R.] Sydney Smith.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

21 April 2025

ENCYCLOPEDIA

(noun) a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty


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Coffee Trivia

The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.

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