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recommencement

recommencement

8.0
The act of starting something again after it stops
  • noun
  • /ˌriːkəˈmɛnsmənt/
  • Formal
translation icon : reanudación
  • After a brief interruption, the recommencement of the concert thrilled the eager audience.

Examples

  • It seems likely, however, that more planning of the nave took place just before the recommencement of work under Pope Nicholas IV in 1288.

    Academic text (2006)
  • I greet you on the recommencement of our literary year.

    Academic text (2007)
  • The recommencement of classes after the winter break allowed students to catch up on their studies.

  • The recommencement of negotiations between the two countries brought hope for lasting peace.

Synonyms

recurrence
vsrecommencement
24 5.0

An event or problem that happens again, often at regular times

describes repeated events rather than the deliberate act of starting again
resumption
vsrecommencement
13 5.6

To start something again after it stopped

is a broader act of beginning again not only direct continuation
reintroduction
vsrecommencement
6 4.1

Bringing something or someone back after a time away

focuses on beginning the action again rather than presenting to people
reestablishment
vsrecommencement
2 4.6

Making something exist or work again after it stopped

is about starting again not necessarily full restoration of existence
reactivation
vsrecommencement
1 4.2

Bringing something that was inactive back into use

is about starting an action again rather than restoring activity state
refounding
vsrecommencement
1 6.6

Setting up something again after it stopped or failed

involves beginning again but implies a new institutional foundation
reinitiation
vsrecommencement
7.0

Starting something again after it was paused or finished

is the simple act of starting again after a stop or interruption

Antonyms

termination
  • Formal
56 4.7

The act of ending something, like a job or contract

Surface Forms

Morphology

recommencement = commencement (transparent) = re + commence + ment

Given knowledge of 'commencement', the prefix 're-' straightforwardly adds the meaning 'again'.

Etymology

The word recommencement is made of re- meaning 'again' and commencement meaning 'a beginning', like commence. So it literally means 'a beginning again', like when a meeting or festival starts again after a pause.