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[syn: revival, resurgence, revitalization, revitalisation, revivification]
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]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
27 Moby Thesaurus words for "resurgence":
   new birth, palingenesis, palingenesy, reanimation, rebirth,
   recrudescence, refreshment, regeneracy, regenerateness,
   regeneration, regenesis, rejuvenation, rejuvenescence, renaissance,
   renascence, renewal, restoration, resumption, resurrection,
   resuscitation, return, revival, revivescence, revivescency,
   revivification, second wind, second youth