resurgent

[ ri-sur-juhnt ]
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adjective
  1. rising or tending to rise again; reviving; renascent.

Origin of resurgent

1
First recorded in 1760–70, resurgent is from the Latin word resurgent- (stem of resurgēns, present participle of resurgere ); see resurge, -ent

Other words from resurgent

  • re·sur·gence, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for resurgent

resurgent

/ (rɪˈsɜːdʒənt) /


adjective
  1. rising again, as to new life, vigour, etc: resurgent nationalism

Derived forms of resurgent

  • resurgence, noun

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