Restoration

//ɹɛstəˈɹeɪʃən// name, noun

name, noun ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The process of bringing an object back to its original state; the process of restoring something. countable, uncountable

    "foreskin restoration"

  2. 2
    getting something back again wordnet
  3. 3
    The result of such a process, such as a dental restoration (a dental prosthesis). countable

    "These restorations were especially impressive and were reported in a leading prosthodontics journal."

  4. 4
    the act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state wordnet
  5. 5
    The return of a former monarchy or monarch to power, usually after having been forced to step down. countable, uncountable

    "The restoration of the House of Stuart took place a few years after the death of Cromwell."

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  1. 6
    a model that represents the landscape of a former geological age or that represents and extinct animal etc. wordnet
  2. 7
    The return of a socioeconomic formation in the role of the dominant mode of production. countable, uncountable

    "The restoration of capitalism in Russia gave rise to unemployment."

  3. 8
    some artifact that has been restored or reconstructed wordnet
  4. 9
    The receiving of a sinner to divine favor. countable, uncountable
  5. 10
    the state of being restored to its former good condition wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The events of 1660 when English, Scottish and Irish monarchies were restored under Charles II.
  2. 2
    The era of Restoration (1660 to 1685) under Charles II, or to 1688 when James II was king.
  3. 3
    The restoring of the Bourbon Dynasty in 1814.
  4. 4
    The restoring of imperial rule in Japan in 1868 under Emperor Meiji.

Synonyms

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renovationrefurbishmentrestitutionabout faceabout-faceadvance

Example

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"The ruined castle is now under restoration."

Etymology

From Middle English restoracion, altered from restauracion (from Latin restaurātiō) by partly deriving from restoren + -acion. By surface analysis, restore + -ation.

Related phrases

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