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revision
revisionary trust
revisionism
revisit
revitalize
revival
revivalism
revivalist
revive
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revocable
revocable trust
revoke
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revival

re·viv·al [ ri vv'l ] (plural re·viv·als)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. renewal of interest: a renewal of interest in something that results in its becoming popular once more

2. new production: a new production of a play or opera that has not been performed recently

3. process of reviving somebody: the process of bringing somebody back to life, consciousness, or full strength

4. recovery: the recovering of life, consciousness, or full strength

5. religion renewed religious interest: a new interest in religion, or the reawakening of such interest

6. christianity evangelical Christian meeting: a meeting or a series of meetings of evangelical Christians intended to awaken religious fervor in those who attend

7. law reestablishing of legal validity: the renewal of the validity of a contract or the effect of a judicial decision

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