reemergent

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adjective

Emerging again, after an absence

“A dangerous reemergent virus”

Similar
renascentresurgentrenewed
OriginEnglish emergent ← Middle English re- ← Old French re- →
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Meanings

adjectivereemergent (not comparable)
  1. not comparableEmerging again, after an absence

    A dangerous reemergent virus

    Synonyms: renascent, resurgent, renewed

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveEmerging again, after an absence

Similar
renascentresurgentrenewed

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishemergent
  7. Englishreemergent

From re- + emergent.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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