redivivus

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UK/ɹɛdɪˈviːvəs/

adjective

Living again; brought back to life.

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revivedrestoredreborn
OriginLatin redivīvus →
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Meanings

adjectiveredivivus (not comparable)
  1. figurativelynot comparablepostpositionalLiving again; brought back to life.

    A tall, athletic, tanned man, his smooth black hair slick with oil, long sideburns, neatly trimmed moustache, Clark Gable redivivus.

    1979, André Brink, A Dry White Season, Vintage, published 1998, page 43
    1 more example

    "Professor Munchausen - how's that for an inset headline? Sir John Mandeville redivivus - Cagliostro - all the imposters and bullies in history."

    1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC

    Synonyms: revived, restored, reborn

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveLiving again; brought back to life.

Similar
revivedrestoredreborn

Origin

  1. Latinredivīvus
  2. Latinredivīvus
  3. Englishredivivus

Borrowed from Latin redivīvus.

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Cite this entry
APA

redivivus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redivivus

MLA

“redivivus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redivivus. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “redivivus,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redivivus.

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