RESILIENT
\ɹɪsˈɪli͡ənt], \ɹɪsˈɪliənt], \ɹ_ɪ_s_ˈɪ_l_iə_n_t]\
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By Noah Webster.
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Springing back to a former position; elastic; having power of recovery; buoyant.
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Resilience, resiliency.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
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Elastic; inclined to contract after dilatation.
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Elasticity; quality of rebounding.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland