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Definition of: resilient
(ri·zil′yənt) adjective
1. Springing back to a former shape or position.
2. Capable of recoiling from pressure or shock unchanged or undamaged.
3. Elastic; buoyant. [<L resiliens, -entis, ppr. of resilire. See RESILE.]
—re·sil′ient·ly adverb
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