resurgences
|re-sur-gence|
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/rɪˈsɝːdʒəns/
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/rɪˈsɜː.dʒəns/
(resurgence)
revival
Etymology
'resurgence' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'resurgere', where the prefix 're-' meant 'again' and 'surgere' meant 'to rise'.
'resurgere' passed into Medieval Latin as 'resurgere' and Old French influenced forms such as 'résurgence', and eventually the word entered modern English as 'resurgence'.
Initially it meant 'to rise again' (literal rising), but over time it evolved into its current dominant meaning of 'a revival or reappearance' (often figurative).
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a revival or renewed interest, activity, or popularity after a period of little or no activity.
There have been notable resurgences of interest in traditional crafts over the past decade.
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Noun 2
the recurrence or reappearance of an undesirable condition (for example, disease, violence, or problem) after it had decreased.
Public health officials warned about possible resurgences of the disease in the winter months.
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Noun 3
in hydrology/geography: the point or place where an underground stream or river reemerges at the surface (a spring or resurgence).
Geologists mapped several resurgences where the subterranean river returned to the surface.
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Last updated: 2025/10/02 06:04