redivivus

English

Etymology

From Latin redivīvus.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA: /ɹɛdɪˈviːvəs/

Adjective

redivivus (not generally comparable; )

  1. (chiefly figuratively) Living again; brought back to life. (Used as a postmodifier.)
    • 1979, André Brink, A Dry White Season, Vintage 1998, p. 43:
      A tall, athletic, tanned man, his smooth black hair slick with oil, long sideburns, neatly trimmed moustache, Clark Gable redivivus.

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