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noun
Rebuilding or restructuring; large scale repair or renewal; revitalisation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Spiritual rebirth; the change from a carnal or material life to a pious one
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: lifestyle, religion, theology
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
The renewal of the world at the second coming of Christ.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: Christianity
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The process by which a water softener flushes out minerals extracted from the water supply.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
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noun
The ability to rapidly heal substantial physical damage to one's body, or to spontaneously restore hit points.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Qualifier: roleplaying games
Topics: fantasy
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The property of a kind of circuit, much used in radio receivers, that allows an electronic signal to be amplified many times through a feedback loop.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
forming again (especially with improvements or removal of defects); renewing and reconstituting
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: re-formation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: reconstruction
noun
the activity of spiritual or physical renewal
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: revival, resurgence, revitalization, revitalisation, revivification
noun
feedback in phase with (augmenting) the input
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: positive feedback
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: feedback
Narrower terms: vicious circle, vicious cycle
noun
(biology) growth anew of lost tissue or destroyed parts or organs
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: organic process, biological process
Narrower terms: morphallaxis
History
From re- + generation or regenerate + -ion, from Latin regenerātiō.
Across languages
24 source translations are retained for this English entry.
