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revenant definition

rev·enant (rev′ə nənt)

noun

  1. a person who returns, as after a long absence
  2. ghost (sense )

Etymology: Fr < prp. of revenir, to come back: see revenue

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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