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Definition of resumption noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

resumption

noun
 
/rɪˈzʌmpʃn/
 
/rɪˈzʌmpʃn/
[singular, uncountable] (formal)
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  1. the act of beginning something again after it has stopped
    • We are hoping for an early resumption of peace talks.
    • They demanded the immediate resumption of the aid programme.
    Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘the action of reassuming possession of lands etc.’): from Old French resumption or late Latin resumptio(n-), from Latin resumpt-, past participle of resumere, from re- ‘back’ + sumere ‘take’.
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