recommencement
- noun
- /ˌriːkəˈmɛnsmənt/
- Formal
- After a brief interruption, the recommencement of the concert thrilled the eager audience.
Examples
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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.
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The recommencement of negotiations between the two countries brought hope for lasting peace.
Synonyms
An event or problem that happens again, often at regular times
To start something again after it stopped
Bringing something or someone back after a time away
Making something exist or work again after it stopped
Bringing something that was inactive back into use
Setting up something again after it stopped or failed
Starting something again after it was paused or finished
Antonyms
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.