Meanings
plural recommencements
- uncountableThe act of recommencing.
L'éternel recommencement, l'imitation servile des styles anciens empêchent toute conception originale.
The eternal cycle of repetition and the slavish imitation of ancient styles preclude any original conception.
1903, Maurice Pillard Verneuil, Étude de la plante, page 2Synonyms: rebeginning, restarting
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe act of recommencing.
nounA second or subsequent commencement.
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Origin
- Middle Frenchrecommencement
- Englishrecommencement
From Middle French recommencement, from Old French.
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