"rise from the ashes" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-rise from the ashes.ogg [Australia] Forms: rises from the ashes [present, singular, third-person], rising from the ashes [participle, present], rose from the ashes [past], risen from the ashes [participle, past]
Etymology: The phrase refers to the resurrection of the mythical phoenix. Head templates: {{en-verb|rise<,,rose,risen> from the ashes}} rise from the ashes (third-person singular simple present rises from the ashes, present participle rising from the ashes, simple past rose from the ashes, past participle risen from the ashes)
  1. To make a comeback after a disaster that almost led to a tragic end; to make a comeback after a long hiatus; to come back into common use or practice, or back into popularity. Translations (to make a comeback): nousta tuhkasta (Finnish), renaître de ses cendres (French), powstawać z popiołów [imperfective] (Polish), powstać z popiołów [perfective] (Polish), восстава́ть из пе́пла (vosstavátʹ iz pépla) [imperfective] (Russian), восста́ть из пе́пла (vosstátʹ iz pépla) [perfective] (Russian)

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      "sense": "to make a comeback",
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