1 [usuallysing.] if a person in public life makes a comeback, they start doing sth again which they had stopped doing, or they become popular again:
an ageing pop star trying to stage a comeback
2 if a thing makes a comeback, it becomes popular and fashionable or successful again
3 (informal) a quick reply to a critical remark
4 a way of holding sb responsible for sth wrong which has been done to you:
You agreed to the contract in writing, so now you have no comeback.
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