US /ɹɪˈvaɪvəl/
noun Freq #17711

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    The act of bringing something back into use, popularity, or activity.

    There has been a revival of interest in vinyl records.

  2. 2
    noun

    A new production of an old play, show, or piece of music.

    The theatre is staging a revival of a 1950s musical.

  3. 3
    noun

    A period of renewed interest in religion, often with public meetings.

    The preacher led a religious revival across the region.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · the act of bringing... resurgencerevitalization
More revive
Word family
Forms revivals
Derived forms devivalnonrevivalpostrevivalprerevivalprorevivalrevivalismrevivalist

Etymology

From revive + -al.

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