The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Resurgence \Re*sur"gence\, n. The act of rising again; resurrection. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
resurgence n 1: bringing again into activity and prominence; "the revival of trade"; "a revival of a neglected play by Moliere"; "the Gothic revival in architecture" [syn: revival, resurgence, revitalization, revitalisation, revivification]