revenant

rev·e·nant

 (rĕv′ə-nənt)

n.

1. One that returns after a lengthy absence.

2. One who returns after death.

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[French, from present participle of revenir, to return, from Old French; see revenue.]

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revenant

(ˈrɛvɪnənt)

n

something, esp a ghost, that returns

[C19: from French: ghost, from revenir to come back, from Latin revenīre, from re- + venīre to come]

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rev•e•nant

(ˈrɛv ə nənt)

n.

1. a person who returns, esp. after a long absence.

2. a person who returns as a spirit after death.

[1820–30; < French: ghost, n. use of present participle of revenir to return; see revenue, -ant]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	revenant - a person who returns after a lengthy absence individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
	2.	revenant - someone who has returned from the dead ghost - the visible disembodied soul of a dead person
Adj.	1.	revenant - of or relating to or typical of a revenant; "revenant shrieks and groans"
	2.	revenant - coming back; "a revenant ghost" recurring continual - occurring without interruption; chiefly restricted to what recurs regularly or frequently in a prolonged and closely spaced series; "the continual banging of the shutters"

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revenant

noun

A supernatural being, such as a ghost:

apparition, bogey, bogeyman, bogle, eidolon, ghost, phantasm, phantasma, phantom, shade, shadow, specter, spirit, visitant, wraith.

Informal: spook.

Regional: haunt.

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