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reanimation

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -eɪʃən

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noun

Meaning 1

The act of reanimating; a second or subsequent animation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *h2enh1- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *h2enh1mos Proto-Italic *anamos Latin animus Latin anima Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh2yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h2tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin animō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin animatiōlbor. English animation English reanimation From re- + animation.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: reanimación — act of reanimating
  • Belarusian: рэаніма́цыя (reanimácyja) — act of reanimating
  • Dutch: reanimatie — act of reanimating
  • Estonian: reanimatsioon — act of reanimating
  • French: réanimation — act of reanimating
  • Galician: reanimación — act of reanimating
  • German: Reanimation — act of reanimating
  • German: Wiederbelebung — act of reanimating
  • Indonesian: reanimasi — act of reanimating
  • Korean: 부활 (buhwal) — act of reanimating
  • Polish: reanimacja — act of reanimating
  • Russian: реанима́ция (reanimácija) — act of reanimating
  • Spanish: reanimación — act of reanimating
  • Tajik: эҳёгарӣ (ehyogari) — act of reanimating
  • Ukrainian: реаніма́ція (reanimácija) — act of reanimating