regeneration
noun/rɪˌdʒɛnəˈreɪʃən/
Frequency rank: #6,769 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
the process of growing or being renewed or restored.
Example sentence
The forest showed signs of regeneration after the wildfire had destroyed it years ago.
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