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Resipiscence

Res`i*pis"cence\ (r?s`?-p?s"sens), n. [L. resipiscentia, from resipiscere to recover one's senses: cf. F. r['e]sipiscence.] Wisdom derived from severe experience; hence, repentance. [R.] --Bp. Montagu.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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