regeneration

CEFRC1

/riˈdʒɛnəreɪʃən/

noun

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In plain English

01
noun
The process of growing again or being restored.
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noun
Extra detail
Spiritual rebirth; the change from a carnal or material life to a pious one

Examples

Spring is a time of rebirth and regeneration.
The conversion of so many old industrial buildings into living quarters was a major factor in the regeneration.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

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Extra meanings

The renewal of the world at the second coming of Christ.
Rebuilding or restructuring; large scale repair or renewal; revitalisation.
The process by which a water softener flushes out minerals extracted from the water supply.

In context

2003, Bastion Press, E. W. Morton, Out for Blood Regeneration does not restore hit points lost from starvation, thirst, or suffocation.
The standard ring of regeneration restores one point of damage per turn (and will eventually replace lost limbs or organs).

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Iversen holds that these changes indicate the arrival of farmers, the phase of Landnam or land occupation, that the charcoal comes from clearance fires; that herbaceous pollen suggests the opening-up of the land; cereals, fields; the plantains, weeds; and birch and hazel, regeneration of the forests after the exhaustion of the plot.
1958 [1946], Frederick E. Zeuner, Dating The Past: An Introduction To Geochronology, fourth edition, London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., pages 78-79
But the key thing that excites Jolliffe about biochar is that it avoids waste and it can actually give something back to the environment. "The nice thing is that the biochar doesn't just sit there in a heap," she says. "It's used for soil regeneration. You can spread it on the land and it can not only enhance the soil's capacity to manage moisture, but it also acts as a fertiliser.
2023 December 27, Richard Foster, “Building a greener future”, in RAIL, number 999, page 35
The standard ring of regeneration restores one point of damage per turn (and will eventually replace lost limbs or organs).
1995, David Zeb Cook, Jean Rabe, Warren Spector, Dungeon master guide for the AD&D game, page 202

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