/ Dictionary / Index R resumption: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: re•sump•tion Pronunciation: (ri-zump'shun), [key] — n. the act of resuming; a reassumption, as of something previously granted. the act or fact of taking up or going on with again, as of something interrupted. the act of taking again or recovering something given up or lost. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: resumption (Thesaurus) resume resumptive Related Content Daily Word Quiz: resilient Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language