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   Res·to·ra·tion

   /ˌrestəˈrāSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. the action of returning something to a former owner, place, or condition: "the restoration of Andrew's sight" Similar repairrepairingfixingmendingrefurbishmentreconditioningrehabilitationrebuildingreconstructionremodelingredecorationrevampingrevampmakeoveroverhaulredevelopmentrenovationmodernizationupdatingbringing up to dateupgradinggentrificationupdationinformal:faceliftrefurbrehabOpposite neglect
   • ▪ the process of repairing or renovating a building, work of art, vehicle, etc., so as to restore it to its original condition: "the altar paintings seem in need of restoration" Similar repairrepairingfixingmendingrefurbishmentreconditioningrehabilitationrebuildingreconstructionremodelingredecorationrevampingrevampmakeoveroverhaulredevelopmentrenovationmodernizationupdatingbringing up to dateupgradinggentrificationupdationinformal:faceliftrefurbrehabOpposite neglect
   • ▪ the reinstatement of a previous practice, right, custom, or situation: "the restoration of capital punishment"
   • ▪ a structure provided to replace or repair dental tissue so as to restore its form and function, such as a filling, crown, or bridge.
   • ▪ a model or drawing representing the supposed original form of an extinct animal, ruined building, etc.
   • 2. the return of a hereditary monarch to a throne, a head of state to government, or a regime to power: "the restoration of the Portuguese monarchy" Similar reinstatementreinstitutionre-establishmentreimpositionreinstallationrehabilitationreturnputting backreplacingOpposite abolition
   • ▪ the re-establishment of Charles II as King of England in 1660.
   • ▪ the period following this, especially with regard to its literature or architecture: "Restoration drama"

   Word Origin late 15th century (denoting the action of restoring to a former state): partly from Old French, partly an alteration of obsolete restauration (from late Latin restauratio(n-), from the verb restaurare), suggested by restore.

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   What does restoration mean?

   • the act of restoring; renewal, revival, or reestablishment. the state or fact of being restored. a return of something to a former, original, normal, or unimpaired condition. restitution of something taken away or lost. something that is restored, as by renovating.

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   • One definition of the word restoration is “the action of returning something to a former owner, place, or condition. ” Another is “ the process of repairing or renovating a building, work of art, vehicle, etc., so as to restore it to its original condition.

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   What does the word restore mean?

   • restore (v.) c. 1300, restoren, "to give back," also, "to build up again, repair; renew, re-establish; free from the effects of sin; bring back to a former and better state," from Old French restorer, from Latin restaurare "repair, rebuild, renew."

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   Restoration is an act of restoring or the condition of being restored, such as a bringing back to a former position or condition, restitution, or the replacing of missing teeth or crowns. It can also refer to something that is restored, such as a representation or reconstruction of the original form. See examples, synonyms, and word history.

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   Restoration is the act of restoring, renewing, or replacing something that has been lost, taken away, or damaged. It can also refer to the state or fact of being restored, or the return of something to a former condition. See synonyms, origin, and usage examples of restoration in different contexts.

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   Definitions of restoration. noun. the act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state. see more. noun. the state of being restored to its former good condition. synonyms: refurbishment, renovation. see more. noun. some artifact that has been restored or reconstructed. “the restoration looked exactly like the original” see more. noun.

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   [uncountable] restoration (of something) (to somebody/something) the act of returning something to its correct place, condition or owner. the restoration of the Elgin marbles to Greece. the Restoration. [singular] the time in Britain after 1660 when, following a period with no king or queen, Charles II became king.

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    Restoration is a noun that means the act or process of returning something to its original condition by repairing it, cleaning it, etc. It can also refer to the period in 17th-century English history when Charles II was king, or to the act of returning something that existed before, was stolen, or was taken.