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Nechama Chaya ([personal profile] med_cat) wrote in [community profile] 1word1day2016-02-26 08:37 pm
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Friday word: Revenant

Revenant, n.: one that returns after death or a long absence
also: revenant adjective

Etymology:

French, from present participle of revenir to return


First Known Use: 1818

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