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{
"term": "revival",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "an improvement in the condition or strength of something",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "the revival of trade"
},
{
"text": "an economic revival"
},
{
"text": "a revival of property values"
},
{
"text": "He claimed the market was showing signs of a revival."
},
{
"text": "The economy has staged something of a revival in the last year."
},
{
"text": "The period saw a great revival in the wine trade."
},
{
"text": "a revival in the fortunes of the Democratic Party"
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["great", "major", "modern"],
"verb + revival": ["enjoy", "experience", "undergo"],
"preposition": ["revival in", "revival of"],
"phrases": ["a revival of interest", "signs of (a) revival"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "the process of something becoming or being made popular or fashionable again",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a religious revival"
},
{
"text": "Jazz is enjoying a revival."
},
{
"text": "a **revival of interest** in folk music"
},
{
"text": "The late 19th century was a time of religious revival."
},
{
"text": "a revival of ancient skills"
},
{
"text": "the revival of interest in local radio"
},
{
"text": "His work is enjoying a revival in popularity."
},
{
"text": "The exhibition has sparked a revival of interest in the Impressionists."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["great", "major", "modern"],
"verb + revival": ["enjoy", "experience", "undergo"],
"preposition": ["revival in", "revival of"],
"phrases": ["a revival of interest", "signs of (a) revival"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "a new production of a play that has not been performed for some time",
"cefr": "c2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a revival of Peter Shaffer’s ‘Equus’"
}
],
"topics": ["Film and theatre"]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/rɪˈvaɪvl/",
"audio": "re/revival/revival__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/rɪˈvaɪvl/",
"audio": "re/revival/revival__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}