palingenesia
pa·lin·gen·e·sia
palingenesia · palingenesias
Rebirth; regenerationRebirth; regeneration.
UK/ˌpæ.lɪn.d͡ʒɪˈniːzɪ.ə/US/ˌpæ.lɪn.d͡ʒəˈni.ʒə/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Rebirth; regeneration.
Origin
Learned borrowing from Late Latin palingenesia (“rebirth; regeneration”), from Koine GreekLearned borrowing from Late Latin palingenesia (“rebirth; regeneration”), from Koine Greek παλιγγενεσία (palingenesía, “rebirth”), from Ancient Greek πᾰ́λῐν (pắlĭn, “again, anew, once more”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- (“to turn (end-over-end); to revolve around; to dwell, sojourn”)) + γένεσις (génesis, “creation; manner of birth; origin, source”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to beget; to give birth; to produce”)) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā, suffix forming feminine abstract nouns).
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Forms
plural: palingenesias| Singular | palingenesia |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsDerivedpalingenesis
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable