Meaning

  1. (countable, uncountable) The act of reviving, or the state of being revived.
  2. (countable, uncountable) Reanimation from a state of languor or depression; applied to health, a person's spirits, etc.
  3. (countable, uncountable) Renewed interest, performance, cultivation, or flourishing state of something, as of culture, commerce, agriculture.
  4. (countable, uncountable) Renewed prevalence of something, as a practice or a fashion.
  5. (countable, uncountable) Renewed interest in religion, after indifference and decline; a period of religious awakening; special religious interest.
  6. (countable, uncountable) Renewed interest in religion, after indifference and decline; a period of religious awakening; special religious interest.
  7. (countable, uncountable) Restoration of force, validity, or effect; renewal; reinstatement of a legal action.
  8. (countable, uncountable) Revivification, as of a metal.
  9. (countable, uncountable) Type of sequence on TV media with the objective to end a cancelled production.

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɹɪˈvaɪvəl/
Etymology

From revive + -al.

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