resurgence

/rɪˈsɜːdʒəns/ noun [no plural]

Definition

› when something starts to happen again or people become interested in something again: There has been a resurgence of interest in the game.

resurgent

/rɪˈsɜːdʒənt/ adjective › happening again

(Definition of resurgence noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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