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RECRUDESCENCE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A return of something after a period of abatement

Example:

a recrudescence of the symptoms

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("recrudescence" is a kind of...):

eruption; irruption; outbreak (a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition))

Derivation:

recrudesce (happen)

recrudescent (the revival of an unfortunate situation after a period of abatement)

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