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Revival

Revival is a restoration of a living creature from a dead state to being alive. As an example, Lazarus, in the Christian Bible, was revived.

Figuratively, revival refers to anything that was (figuratively) dead and becomes (figuratively) alive:

Revival of a fad. This fad may then be called retro.
Revival of an artistic style or theme, including the architectural movements Byzantine Revival, Colonial Revival, Egyptian Revival, Gothic revival, Greek Revival.
Revival of a former hit play in a new production.
Revival of an extinct language. The most successfully revived language is Modern Israeli Hebrew. Other languages where revival efforts are being made include Manx and Cornish.
Revival of religious fervor or fervent traditions. The term may be used to refer to a "revival meeting".
Revival , an album by The Reverend Horton Heat.

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