resumption
/ri'zʌmpʃn/
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Definition
- Noun:
- The act of beginning something again after a pause or interruption: "Resumption" refers to the restarting or recommencement of an activity, process, or state that had previously stopped.
Usage
- "Resumption" is typically used in formal or official contexts to describe the restart of activities like negotiations, services, operations, or events.
- It is often followed by the preposition "of" (e.g., the resumption work).
- It can be used with a possessive (e.g., resumption, resumption).
Examples
- Noun:
- The two sides agreed to a resumption of peace talks next month.
- After the summer break, the resumption of classes is always a busy time.
- The resumption of train services was delayed due to the storm.
Advanced Usage
- "Resumption of hostilities": A formal phrase used in political or military contexts to mean the restarting of fighting or conflict after a ceasefire.
- The fragile truce ended with the sudden resumption of hostilities along the border.
Variants and Related Words
- Resume (verb): To begin again or continue after an interruption.
- The meeting will resume at 2 PM.
- Resumptive (adjective): Serving to resume or relating to resumption. (This is a rare, formal term.)
Synonyms
- Recommencement: The act of starting again.
- Renewal: The act of making something valid or active again.
- Restart: An instance of starting an operation or process again.
Antonyms
- Cessation: The fact or process of ending or being brought to an end.
- Suspension: The temporary prevention or stopping of an activity.
- Interruption: The action of stopping something temporarily.
Noun
- beginning again