recrudescence
Meaninga becoming raw again
Common meaning: a fresh outbreak
- reagain; back
- crudraw, unripeLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 484 · scan
- escencenoun ending: the process of becoming
‘again’ + ‘raw, unripe’ → recrudescence
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
- US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
Origin: Built on Latin crūdus ‘raw, unripe’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry crūdus, p. 484 · dictionary scan
Roots
- crūdus Latin “raw, unripe”
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