comeback

n.

1. 1. A return to formerly enjoyed status or prosperity: The film star made an unexpected comeback.
   2. A return to popularity: Wide ties are making a comeback this year.
2. The act of making up a deficit, as in a contest or game.
3. A reply, especially a quick witty one; a retort.

noun

1. A return to former prosperity or status: recovery. See approach/retreat, win/lose/recovery.
2. A spirited, incisive reply: repartee, retort, riposte. See ask/answer.

n

Definition: recovery, triumph
Antonyms: failure

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In sport, the relaunch of a sports career for a once-retired athlete.

Australian breed of wool sheep, bred by crossing Merino with Corriedale, Polwarth or Zenith sheep; wool is 21 to 25 microns. It is a registered breed, but the term is more commonly used in the sense of a type of sheep produced by crossbreeding a crossbred Merino back to Merino.

IN BRIEF: n. - Return by a celebrity to some previously successful activity; A quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one).

Tutor's tip: She wanted to "come back" (to return) after a spectacular "comeback" (a recovery from behind).

Common misspelling(s) of comeback

• comback

Dansk (Danish)
n. - comeback, rapt svar, gengæld, tilbagevenden

Nederlands (Dutch)
repliek, comeback, herstel, schaap gefokt voor vlees en wol

Français (French)
n. - retour (en vogue, au pouvoir, à la scène), réplique, raison de se plaindre

Deutsch (German)
n. - Gegenrede, Comeback, Reaktion

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - επιστροφή, επανεμφάνιση, πληρωμένη απάντηση

Italiano (Italian)
replica, recupero

Português (Portuguese)
n. - retorno (m), réplica (f) (gír.)

Русский (Russian)
находчивый ответ, возвращение

Español (Spanish)
n. - réplica, reaparición, vuelta a la escena

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - comeback, svar på tal (vard.), anledning att klaga (am.), returvara (am.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
恢复, 复原

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 恢復, 復原

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 복귀, 말대꾸, 반품

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 盛り返し, 返り咲き, 不平の種, 復帰, 言い返し

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) عودة الى النجاح أو الشهرة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮התאוששות, חזרה למצב קודם, מענה חריף, גמול‬

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