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rev·e·nant
I. \ˈrevənənt, |revə|näⁿ\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: French, from present participle of revenir to come back, from Middle French — more at revenue
: one that returns: as
a. : the ghost of a dead person : specter, wraith
< a lovely woman's wistful revenant, surviving in disembodied beauty — John Bennett >
b. : one who returns to a former place after prolonged absence
< our revenant from a hundred years ago — K.K.Darrow >
c. : a person having qualities characteristic of another age or time as if returned therefrom
< a revenant from Regency times >
II. adjective
Etymology: French, present participle of revenir to come back
1. : coming back : recurring
< a revenant spirit >
2. : of, relating to, or typical of a revenant
< revenant shrieks > |