revivabilityn.
/rᵻˌvʌɪvəˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S. /rəˌvaɪvəˈbɪlᵻdi/, /riˌvaɪvəˈbɪlᵻdi/ The quality of being revivable.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > amending > restoration > [noun] > restoration to flourishing condition > ability to be
revivability1855
1855 A. Bain Senses & Intellect i. ii. 248 The property of mental persistence and revivability.
1870 H. Spencer Princ. Psychol. (ed. 2) I. ii. v. 229 We have to inquire what determines this revivability.
1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. xii. [Cyclops] 303 The revivability of the ancient games.
1971 Sci. Amer. Dec. 34/4 As far as tardigrades are concerned all but a tiny percentage of body water can be lost without affecting the animals' revivability.
2008 J. Plotz Portable Prop. iv. 99 Lorna Doone is a crucial test for the regional novel's revivability (as for the provincial novel's mortality).
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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