resumption

noun — 2 senses

resumption

noun

Etymology From re- + Latin sūmptus + -ion, from past participle of sūmō (“to take”).

1

The act of resuming or starting something again.

  • And that supremacy was confirmed six minutes after the resumption with their second goal. Dzeko was again involved, slipping a neat pass through to the foraging Toure, who poked a right-foot finish past Butt.2011 December 7, Phil McNulty, “Man City 2 - 0 Bayern Munich”, in BBC Sport:
  • But Murphy remains upbeat about the longer-term prospect of recovery and a resumption of the record growth in passenger volumes experienced in the UK in the two decades following privatisation.2022 August 24, Steve Murphy tells Paul Stephen, “Rail + property: a winning combination”, in RAIL, number 964, page 48:
2

Australia Eminent domain.

Synonyms
restart
Derived terms
nonresumption

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