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[ ri-zuhmp -shuh n ] SHOW IPA
/ rɪˈzʌmp ʃən / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun the act of resuming; a reassumption, as of something previously granted.
the act or fact of taking up or going on with again, as of something interrupted.
the act of taking again or recovering something given up or lost.
Origin of resumption 1400–50; late Middle English <Middle French <Late Latin resūmptiōn- (stem of resūmptiō ), equivalent to Latin resūmpt (us ) (past participle of resūmere to resume1 ) + -iōn- -ion
OTHER WORDS FROM resumption non·re·sump·tion, noun Words nearby resumption result, resultant, resultant tone, resultingly, resume, resumption , resumptive, resumptive pronoun, resupinate, resupination, resupine
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Example sentences from the Web for resumption The end of the embargo and resumption of diplomatic relations with Cuba could transform Major League Baseball.
Is Major League Baseball Ready For Cuba’s Players? | Ben Jacobs| December 19, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Next Monday sees the resumption of a full, proper working week after the National Day holiday.
Hong Kong Between Calm and Chaos | Ben Leung| October 3, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Elements of the pro-Israel lobby have also been on Capitol Hill lobbying for a resumption of U.S. aid to Egypt.
Congress to Give Egypt $1.5 Billion in Aid | Josh Rogin| January 13, 2014| DAILY BEAST
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is to announce a resumption of talks on Friday!
Kerry's Talks: Diplomatic Snafu or Carefully Orchestrated Mess? | Emily L. Hauser| July 18, 2013| DAILY BEAST
This may be reason enough to make us skeptical of what resumption of talks really aims to achieve, but why oppose negotiations?
Dear U.S. Peace Camp, Don’t Support Negotiations | Mikhael Manekin| March 15, 2013| DAILY BEAST
Mr. Carter listened in silence with a resumption of his tired manner.
The Secret Adversary | Agatha Christie
The gang shouted for a resumption of the "sport," thinking this was weakness of the competitor.
The Lincoln Story Book | Henry L. Williams
Most of that had been water in his tissues, and resumption of normal physical activity had wrung it out in short order.
Rebels of the Red Planet | Charles Louis Fontenay
I am unable even to remember at this day what proposal I framed for the end of his holidays and the resumption of his studies.
The Turn of the Screw | Henry James
By the fall of 1838 resumption was general, although the banks at the Southwest did not follow until midwinter.
Martin Van Buren | Edward M. Shepard
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British Dictionary definitions for resumption noun the act of resuming or beginning again
Derived forms of resumption resumptive , adjective resumptively , adverb Word Origin for resumption C15: via Old French from Late Latin resumptiō , from Latin resūmere to resume
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Words related to resumption resurgence, revival, continuation, restoration, revitalization, reopening, rebirth, rejuvenation, regeneration, awakening, reformation, resurrection, recommencement, refilling, replenishment, recharging