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adjective · noun

reborn

adj. · n.
US /ˈɹiˈbɔɹn/ UK /ɹɪbˈɔːn/ re·born

  1. 01 B2 Upper Intermediate

    adj.feeling like a new person, often because of a religious experience or a big change in your life.

    adj.revived or regenerated in spirit or emotion; frequently used to describe a profound personal transformation or religious conversion.

    Simple

    After his long holiday in the mountains, he felt reborn and ready to work again.

    In context

    The artist claimed she felt spiritually reborn after her recovery, finding a completely new aesthetic direction for her later works.

  2. 02 C1 Advanced Formal Religion

    adj.born again into a new body after death.

    adj.having undergone reincarnation; often used postpositionally in religious or philosophical contexts.

    Simple

    Some people believe that we are reborn as different animals based on how we lived.

    In context

    In certain Eastern philosophies, the soul is thought to be reborn into a new physical form until it reaches a state of enlightenment.

  3. 03 C2 Proficiency Technical

    n.a doll made to look exactly like a real human baby.

    n.a manufactured vinyl doll that has been artistically modified to resemble a human infant with extreme realism.

    Simple

    She collects reborns and keeps them in a beautifully decorated nursery.

    In context

    The hobbyist spent weeks painting the reborn to ensure the skin tones and tiny veins looked as lifelike as possible.


From re- + born.

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Level B2 · Upper Intermediate
Frequency Frequent
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