comeback

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Pronunciation

• (GA) IPA: /ˈkʌmbæk/

Noun

comeback (plural comebacks)

1. A return (e.g. to popularity, success, etc.) after an extended period of obscurity.

   That fad went out with the eighties, but I think it's making a comeback.

2. A retort or answer, particularly a quick or clever one.

   I wish I had thought of a quick comeback for his comment.

3. (sports) An occurrence of an athlete or sports team in a competition overcoming a substantial disadvantage in points to win or draw.

Synonyms

• (reply) rejoinder, retort

Translations

• German: Rückkehr, Comeback
• Russian: возвраще́ние

Translations

• French: repartie

Translations

• Spanish: remontada

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