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noun
The act of reviving; restoration of life.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The reduction of a metal from a state of combination to its metallic state.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
bringing again into activity and prominence
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: revival, resurgence, revitalization, revitalisation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: improvement, betterment, advance
Narrower terms: rebirth, Renaissance, Renascence, regeneration, resurrection, resuscitation
History
Originally from Latin revīvificāt- (past participial stem of revīvificō (“revivify”)) + -ion. In later use, from revivify (see -fication). Compare later revivificate, Latin revīvificātiō (1567 in a British source), and French révivification. By surface analysis, re- (“again, anew”) + vivification (“giving of life”).
