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# regeneration

«regeneration» in Mova's school dictionary: **when a living thing grows back a lost part, such as a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (regeneration — uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (science) Regeneration is when a living thing grows back a lost part, such as a lizard's tail or a starfish's arm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regeneration/#m1)

2) Regeneration of a town or area is when it is improved and rebuilt. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regeneration/#m2)

3) Regeneration of a forest is when it grows back. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regeneration/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In science lessons it shows how some animals regrow body parts and how forests grow back; in geography it means making old areas better. Phrases: urban regeneration, regeneration of the forest.

### examples

- A starfish can grow a new arm by regeneration. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regeneration/#x1)
- Lizards use regeneration to regrow tails. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regeneration/#x2)
- The town centre was improved by regeneration. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regeneration/#x3)
- The forest showed regeneration after the fire. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regeneration/#x4)
- Human skin has some regeneration. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regeneration/#x5)
- Planting trees helps the regeneration of the land. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regeneration/#x6)

### note

Uncountable. Verb: regenerate. Re- means again; «generate» means make.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «regeneration» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regeneration/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.