English Explanatory Dictionary

regeneration

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Rebuilding or restructuring; large scale repair or renewal; revitalisation.
  2. Spiritual rebirth; the change from a carnal or material life to a pious one
  3. The renewal of the world at the second coming of Christ.
  4. The process by which a water softener flushes out minerals extracted from the water supply.
  5. The ability to rapidly heal substantial physical damage to one's body, or to spontaneously restore hit points.
  6. The property of a kind of circuit, much used in radio receivers, that allows an electronic signal to be amplified many times through a feedback loop.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

regeneration regenerations

Etymology

From re- + generation or regenerate + -ion, from Latin regenerātiō.

Synonyms

palingenesia rebirth regen

Related words

regenerate

Derived words

autoregeneration bush regeneration irregeneration myoregeneration neuroregeneration osteoregeneration photoregeneration regenerationism regenerationist self-regeneration superregeneration unregeneration urban regeneration
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