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revenant

American  
[rev-uh-nuhnt] / ˈrɛv ə nənt /

noun

  1. a person who returns.

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

  3. a corpse reanimated by a supernatural force; an undead being.

revenant British  
/ ˈrɛvɪnənt /

noun

  1. something, esp a ghost, that returns

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Etymology

Origin of revenant

First recorded in 1820–30; from French: literally, “one returning from a long absence; ghost,” noun use of present participle of revenir “to return,” equivalent to re- “again” + ven(ir) “to come” + -ant present participle ending; re- -ant

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