Phrase guide

rediscover fire

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

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verb

Meaning 1

To relearn fundamental concepts, principles or practices that had been previously well known and widely practiced at a prior time in human society.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • It was necessary for them to rediscover fire, to relearn the basic laws of economics and rebuild civilization out of the ashes of ruin.

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