redivivus
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of redivivus
First recorded in 1645–55, redivivus is from the Latin word redivīvus renewed, renovated
Example Sentences
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But occasionally friends, and even viewers will catch a sudden, instantly covered vulnerability, an intimation that all is not Happy Hotpoint redivivus.
From Time Magazine Archive
No. But their most recent successor in the paper-back-thriller field�the anonymous authors of The True Story Series, published by Macfadden Publications, Inc. Hail to the two-bit novel redivivus!
From Time Magazine Archive
Sing the lists—the trampled stage of the Nora Bayes Theatre—Ashby de la Zouch redivivus!
From Time Magazine Archive
Bond redivivus has been entrusted to John Gardner, a British writer who knows his way around military hardware, neo-villainy and a plot whose absurdity even Ian Fleming might admire.
From Time Magazine Archive
A sort of Robinson Crusoe redivivus with modern setting and a very pretty love story added.
From Mistress Nell A Merry Tale of a Merry Time by Hazelton, George C.
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