Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for RE-SIL'I-ENCE, or RE-SIL'I-EN-CY
RE-SIL'I-ENCE, or RE-SIL'I-EN-CY, n. [s as z. L. resiliens, resilio; re and salio, to spring.]
The act of leaping or springing back, or the act of rebounding; as, the resilience of a ball or of sound. – Bacon.
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