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resiliency

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re⋅sil⋅ience

  [ri-zil-yuhns, -zil-ee-uhns]
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–noun
1. the power or ability to return to the original form, position, etc., after being bent, compressed, or stretched; elasticity.
2. ability to recover readily from illness, depression, adversity, or the like; buoyancy.
Also, re⋅sil⋅ien⋅cy.

Origin:
1620–30; < L resili(ēns), prp. of resilīre to spring back, rebound (see resilient ) + -ence
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re·sil·ien·cy   (rĭ-zĭl'yən-sē)   
n.  Resilience.
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Word Origin & History

resilience 
1626, from L. resiliens, prp. of resilire "to rebound, recoil," from re- "back" + salire "to jump, leap" (see salient). Cf. result.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: re·sil·ience
Pronunciation: ri-'zil-y&n(t)s
Function: noun
1 : the capability of a strained body to recover its sizeand shape after deformation caused especially by compressive stress
2 : an ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change resilience>

Main Entry: re·sil·ien·cy
Pronunciation: ri-'zil-y&n-sE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -cies
: RESILIENCE
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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