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resurgam

[ re-soo r-gahm; English ri-sur-gam ]
/ rɛˈsʊər gɑm; English rɪˈsɜr gæm /

Latin.

I shall rise again.

Words nearby resurgam

resupinate, resupination, resupine, resupply, resurface, resurgam, resurge, resurgent, resurrect, resurrection, resurrection fern
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for resurgam

  • The man brought a fragment of an old tombstone on which was the single word "Resurgam."

    Little Books About Old Furniture. Volume II. The Period of Queen Anne|J. P. Blake

  • I told you at Lucknow—resurgam—I shall rise again and you shall not know me.

    Kim|Rudyard Kipling

  • The man returned with a fragment of a tombstone, on which was the one ominous word (as every one observed) "Resurgam!"

    Old and New London|Walter Thornbury

  • On the outside of the coffin was written the word "Resurgam," and an eloquent oration was delivered over the grave.

    The Last Boer War|H. Rider Haggard