renascent

[ri-nas-uhnt, -ney-suhnt]

re·nas·cent

[ri-nas-uhnt, -ney-suhnt]
adjective
being reborn; springing again into being or vigor: a renascent interest in Henry James.

Origin:
1720–30; < Latin renāscent- (stem of renāscēns), present participle of renāscī. See Renaissance, -ent
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Renascent is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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renascent (rɪˈnæsənt, -ˈneɪ-)
 
adj
becoming active or vigorous again; reviving: renascent nationalism
 
[C18: from Latin renascī to be born again]

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