Resurgence

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Resurgence \Re*sur"gence\, n.
     The act of rising again; resurrection.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  resurgence
       n : bringing again into activity and prominence; "the revival of
           trade"; "a revival of a neglected play by Moliere"; "the
           Gothic revival in architecture" [syn: {revival}, {revitalization},
            {revitalisation}, {revivification}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  27 Moby Thesaurus words for "resurgence":
     new birth, palingenesis, palingenesy, reanimation, rebirth,
     recrudescence, refreshment, regeneracy, regenerateness,
     regeneration, regenesis, rejuvenation, rejuvenescence, renaissance,
     renascence, renewal, restoration, resumption, resurrection,
     resuscitation, return, revival, revivescence, revivescency,
     revivification, second wind, second youth