recommencement
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Definition
Noun: 1. The act of starting something again after it has stopped; a new beginning or resumption. This word specifically refers to the action of recommencing or the point at which something begins anew.
Usage
"Recommencement" is a formal noun used to describe the restarting of an activity, process, or event. It emphasizes the point of restart after an interruption or pause. * The recommencement of peace talks brought hope to the region. * After the summer break, students prepared for the recommencement of classes. * The contract specifies the terms for the recommencement of work following a labor dispute.
Advanced Usage
- Legal/Formal Contexts: Often used in official, legal, or academic documents to denote the formal restart of proceedings, operations, or a series of events.
- The judge ordered the recommencement of the trial with a new jury.
- Temporal Marker: Can be used to mark a specific point in time when something begins again.
- The year 1945 marked the recommencement of international trade after the war.
Variants and Related Words
- Recommence (verb): To begin again.
- Construction will recommence in the spring.
- Commencement (noun): The beginning or start of something. (Note: This is the starting point, while "recommencement" is a -starting point).
- Resumption (noun): A very close synonym, meaning the action of beginning something again after a pause. It is often used interchangeably with "recommencement" but can sound slightly less formal.
Synonyms
- Resumption
- Restart
- Renewal
- Continuation (after a break)
Antonyms
- Cessation
- Termination
- Conclusion
- Suspension
Noun
- beginning again