renascent

American

[ri-nas-uhnt, -ney-suhnt] / rɪˈnæs ənt, -ˈneɪ sənt /

adjective

being reborn; springing again into being or vigor.

a renascent interest in Henry James.

renascent British

/ -ˈneɪ-, rɪˈnæsənt /

adjective

becoming active or vigorous again; reviving

renascent nationalism

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Etymology

Origin of renascent

1720–30; < Latin renāscent- (stem of renāscēns ), present participle of renāscī. See Renaissance, -ent

Example Sentences

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Oligarchies olden opposed olive offering, Prussia pressed Paris, Polish protection proffering, Quaint Quebec quickly quartered quotidian quota, Renascent Russia, resonant, reported regal rota.

From The Book of Humorous Verse by Wells, Carolyn

Renascent Russia, for example, was, as we saw, resolved to withdraw from the German Empire the one-sided advantages accorded by the Commercial Treaty.

From England and Germany by Hughes, William Morris

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