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resurgent

re·sur·gent
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ri-sur-juh nt]
    • /rɪˈsɜr dʒənt/
    • /rɪˈsɜː.dʒənt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ri-sur-juh nt]
    • /rɪˈsɜr dʒənt/

Definitions of resurgent word

  • adjective resurgent rising or tending to rise again; reviving; renascent. 1
  • adjective resurgent rising again, coming back up 1
  • adjective resurgent You use resurgent to say that something is becoming stronger and more popular after a period when it has been weak and unimportant. 0
  • adjective resurgent rising again, as to new life, vigour, etc 0
  • adjective resurgent rising or tending to rise again; resurging 0

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Origin of resurgent

First appearance:

before 1760
One of the 46% newest English words
First recorded in 1760-70, resurgent is from the Latin word resurgent- (stem of resurgēns, present participle of resurgere). See resurge, -ent

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Parts of speech for Resurgent

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

resurgent popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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