noun
bringing again into activity and prominence
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the revival of trade
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a revival of a neglected play by Moliere
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the Gothic revival in architecture
• Syn: ↑revival, ↑resurgence, ↑revitalisation, ↑revivification
• Derivationally related forms: ↑revivify (for: ↑revivification), ↑revitalise (for: ↑revitalisation), ↑revitalize, ↑resurgent (for: ↑resurgence), ↑resurge (for: ↑resurgence), ↑revive (for: ↑revival)
• Hypernyms: ↑improvement, ↑betterment, ↑advance
• Hyponyms: ↑rebirth, ↑Renaissance, ↑Renascence, ↑regeneration, ↑resurrection, ↑resuscitation
Useful english dictionary. 2012.