resumption
Americannoun
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the act of resuming; a reassumption, as of something previously granted.
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the act or fact of taking up or going on with again, as of something interrupted.
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the act of taking again or recovering something given up or lost.
noun
Other Word Forms
- nonresumption noun
- resumptive adjective
- resumptively adverb
Etymology
Origin of resumption
1400–50; late Middle English < Middle French < Late Latin resūmptiōn- (stem of resūmptiō ), equivalent to Latin resūmpt ( us ) (past participle of resūmere to resume 1 ) + -iōn- -ion
Example Sentences
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Smith continued to attack with crisp drives following the resumption, while Lyon left after making a diving stop on the fine-leg boundary and is now a doubt for the rest of the series.
From BBC
The Federal Reserve’s most important policy move this past week wasn’t the cut in its policy interest rate but the resumption of its purchases of Treasury securities.
From Barron's
The Federal Reserve’s most important policy move this past week wasn’t the cut in its policy interest rate but the resumption of its purchases of Treasury securities.
From Barron's
The resumption of vehicle manufacturing helped boost production output across the UK for that month, which grew by 1.1%.
From BBC
ScotRail warned travellers that the resumption of some Wednesday services would be delayed as lines had to be checked for obstacles.
From BBC
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