Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for RE-LAPSE
RE-LAPSE, n. [relaps'.]
A sliding or falling back, particularly into a former bad state, either of body or morals; as, to relapse into a disease from a convalescent state; a relapse into a vicious course of life. [In the sense of a person relapsing, not used.]
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