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

28 November 2024

SYNCRETISM

(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)


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