resumption
Americannoun
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the act of resuming; a reassumption, as of something previously granted.
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the act or fact of taking up or going on with again, as of something interrupted.
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the act of taking again or recovering something given up or lost.
noun
Other Word Forms
- nonresumption noun
- resumptive adjective
- resumptively adverb
Etymology
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 resume 1 ) + -iōn- -ion
Example Sentences
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“Markets are closely monitoring the resumption of the discussions between Washington and Tehran,” Critical Metals’ Tony Sage says in an email.
A steady resumption of disinflation or a weakening in the labor market would alter the committee’s calculus.
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Despite a brief resumption, the last official channel for people abroad to send money home to family in Cuba all but disappeared in 2020 when Western Union suspended transfers.
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French President Emmanuel Macron, who is making the trip to Germany, has said he hopes for a resumption of talks with Russia's Vladimir Putin.
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Part of that increase is due to the resumption of reporting on student-loan repayments.
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