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   revenant

   /ˈrɛvɪnənt/

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   • 1. a person who has returned, especially supposedly from the dead: "he was three hundred years old, a terrible living revenant"

   Word Origin early 19th century: French, literally ‘coming back’, present participle (used as a noun) of revenir.

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   Where did the word revenant come from?

   • Revenant. Several words in the English language describe souls of the dead who have not moved on to the afterlife. Many of these come from other languages; like ghost, which has its probable roots in the pre-Germanic word ghoizdoz, meaning fury or anger; or spirit from the Latin spiritus meaning breath.

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   Is Revenant a noun or adjective?

   • Anyone who comes back after being gone for a long time can be described as revenant, which can be a noun or an adjective. You can even use revenant to talk about ghosts, in that they are said to be spirits of those returning from the dead, or a fashion trend from long ago that is popular again, like revenant tie-dye t-shirts.

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   What does the movie 'The Revenant' mean?

   • As fans of Leonardo DiCaprio gear up to watch his new film, “The Revenant,” some might be confused about the meaning of the movie title. In fact, the name accurately depicts the theme of the movie. The exact definition of “revenant” is as follows: “A person who has returned, especially supposedly from the dead.”

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   Are revenants reanimated?

   • A type of undead. Similar to a zombie in that it is a reanimated corpse, but revenants retain portions of their personality and some amount of intelligence as seen by their motivations for returning, and it is said that revenants return of their own volition, rather than being reanimated by magic or caused by a viral outbreak like zombies.

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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishREVENANT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   A revenant is someone who has returned, especially someone who returns to life after being dead. Learn more about the word, its pronunciation, synonyms, and usage in sentences from various sources.

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     REVENANT meaning: 1. someone who has returned, especially...

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   Revenant is a French word that means "one coming back" from death or a long absence. Learn more about its origin, usage, and examples from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › revenantREVENANT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   A revenant is someone who has returned, especially someone who returns to life after being dead. Learn how to use this word in sentences and find out its pronunciation and translations in different languages.

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   a person who returns as a spirit after death; ghost. a corpse reanimated by a supernatural force; an undead being. revenant. / ˈrɛvɪnənt / noun. something, esp a ghost, that returns. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of revenant 1.

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   noun. someone who has returned from the dead. see more. adjective. of or relating to or typical of a revenant. “ revenant shrieks and groans” adjective. coming back. “a revenant ghost” synonyms: recurring. continual. occurring without interruption; chiefly restricted to what recurs regularly or frequently in a prolonged and closely spaced series.

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   How to use . revenant in a sentence Another revenant came back about that time, along the dimly blazed trails of fate. Our Square and the People in It | Samuel Hopkins Adams

10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionrevenant noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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    A revenant is a person who has returned, especially one who is thought to have come back from the dead. Learn how to say and use this formal or literary word with Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.