revival
Noun
Meaning
Renewed attention to something, as to letters or literature.
Renewed performance of, or interest in, something, as the drama and literature.
Renewed interest in religion, after indifference and decline; a period of religious awakening; special religious interest.
Reanimation from a state of langour or depression; -- applied to the health, spirits, and the like.
Renewed pursuit, or cultivation, or flourishing state of something, as of commerce, arts, agriculture.
Renewed prevalence of something, as a practice or a fashion.
Restoration of force, validity, or effect; renewal; as, the revival of a debt barred by limitation; the revival of a revoked will, etc.
Revivification, as of a metal. See Revivification, 2.
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the revival of trade
a revival of a neglected play by Moliere
the Gothic revival in architecture
1977 revival, The New Mickey Mouse Club In the 1977 Walt Disney Productions revived the concept, but modernized the show cosmetically, with a disco re-recording of the theme song and a more ethnically diverse group of young cast members.
1990s and 2000s The North American touring revival of Superstar in 1992 starred Neeley and Anderson reprising their respective Broadway and 1973 film roles as Jesus and Judas, receiving positive reviews for their performances.
2002 London revival A production was mounted at London's Royal Festival Hall in a limited engagement.