{
    "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
}