revival

CEFRC1

/ɹɪˈvaɪ̯vəl/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A return to life, health, activity, or popularity.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

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

Examples

  • Are your people interested in the revival of your language?

  • In recent years, there has been a revival of interest in swing dancing.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • [ɹɪˈvaɪ̯vəl] ~ [ɹɪˈvaɪ̯vl̩]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

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

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

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

More examples

In context

  • The Old Prussian language revival began in the early 80's.

  • the revival of a debt barred by limitation

  • the revival of hot pants

Synonyms

Quick test

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The music festival led to a blank of interest in 1980s pop songs.

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Origin

noun

From revive + -al.