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recommence
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
recommence
(verb)
recommence
/ˌriːkə
ˈ
mɛns/
verb
recommences
;
recommenced
;
recommencing
recommence
/ˌriːkə
ˈ
mɛns/
verb
recommences
;
recommenced
;
recommencing
Britannica Dictionary definition of RECOMMENCE
formal
:
to begin (something) again after stopping
[
+ object
]
The countries agreed to
recommence
the peace talks.
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Production will
recommence
in early fall.
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