revival

/ɹɪˈvaɪ̯vəl/
noun

The act of reviving, or the state of being revived.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Noun 4 meanings

  1. The act of reviving, or the state of being revived.

  2. Reanimation from a state of languor or depression; applied to health, a person's spirits, etc.

  3. Renewed interest, performance, cultivation, or flourishing state of something, as of culture, commerce, agriculture.

    “post-punk revival”

  4. Renewed prevalence of something, as a practice or a fashion.

    “the revival of hot pants”

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

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Etymology

From revive + -al.

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REVIVAL at a glance

REVIVAL has 7 letters and scores 13 points in Scrabble (R 1 + E 1 + V 4 + I 1 + V 4 + A 1 + L 1) and 16 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,846 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

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