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resurgent
CIDE DICTIONARY
resurgent, a. [L. resurgens, -entis, p. pr. of resurgere. See Resurrection.].
Rising again, as from the dead. Coleridge. [1913 Webster]
resurgent, n.
One who rises again, as from the dead. Sydney Smith. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
resurgent, adj.
1 rising or arising again.
2 tending to rise again.
1 rising or arising again.
2 tending to rise again.
Derivative
resurgence n.
Etymology
L resurgere resurrect- (as RE-, surgere rise)
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