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| re·sil·ient [ ri zíllyənt ] |
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1. recovering quickly: able to recover quickly from setbacks
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2. elastic: able to spring back quickly into shape after being bent, stretched, or squashed
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| [Mid-17th century. < Latin resilient-, present participle of resilire "jump back" < salire "to jump"] |
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  re·sil·ient·ly adverb |
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