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come‧back
[countable usually singular]
[countable usually singular]1 if a person, activity, style etc makes a comeback, they become popular again after being unpopular for a long time : The miniskirt made a comeback in the late 1980s.
make/stage a comeback
The miniskirt made a comeback in the late 1980s.2 a quick reply that is often clever, funny, and insulting [= retort]: I couldn't think of a good comeback.
I couldn't think of a good comeback.3 a way of getting payment or a reward for something wrong or unfair that has been done to you : Check your contract carefully, or you may have no comeback if something goes wrong.
Check your contract carefully, or you may have no comeback if something goes wrong.