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revival

Pronunciation: /rɪˈvʌɪv(ə)l/
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Definition of revival

noun

  • 1an improvement in the condition, strength, or fortunes of someone or something:a revival in the fortunes of the party an economic revival
  • a restoration to life or consciousness: [as modifier]:cryogenic revival patients
  • 2an instance of something becoming popular, active, or important again:cross-country skiing is enjoying a revival
  • a new production of an old play or similar work: they both played in a major revival of The School for Scandal
  • a reawakening of religious fervour, especially by means of evangelistic meetings:the revivals of the nineteenth century [mass noun]:a wave of religious revival

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Definition of revival in the US English dictionary