English

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Etymology

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From Latin revirescens, present participle of revirescere (to grow green again).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɹi.vaɪˈɹɛ.səns/, /ɹi.vəˈɹɛ.səns/

Noun

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revirescence (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) A growing green or fresh again; renewal of youth or vigour.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for revirescence”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)