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    Res·to·ra·tion
    /ˌrestəˈrāSH(ə)n/

    noun

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  3. 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.

  4. noun. 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.

  5. 1. the act of restoring or state of being restored, as to a former or original condition, place, etc. 2. the replacement or giving back of something lost, stolen, etc. 3. something restored, replaced, or reconstructed. 4. a model or representation of an extinct animal, landscape of a former geological age, etc.

  6. a reconstruction or reproduction of an ancient building, extinct animal, or the like, showing it in its original state. a putting back into a former position, dignity, etc. Dentistry. the work, process, or result of replacing or restoring teeth or parts of teeth.

    • What Is Creation?
    • What Is Enhancement?
    • What Is Reallocation Or Replacement?
    • What Is Mitigation?

    Creation is the "construction of a wetland in an area that was not a wetland in the recent past (within the last 100-200 years) and that is isolated from existing wetlands (i.e., not directly adjacent)" (Gwin, et al., 1999). In other words, creation occurs when a wetland is placed on the landscape by some human activity on a non-wetland site (Lewis...

    Gwin, et al. (1999) define enhancement as "the modification of specific structural features of an existing wetland to increase one or more functions based on management objectives, typically done by modifying site elevations or the proportion of open water. Although this term implies gain or improvement, a positive change in one wetland function ma...

    These terms apply to activities in which most or all of an existing wetland is converted to a different type of wetland. For example, changing an emergent wetland to a pond converts the habitat from one wetland type to something quite different.

    Mitigation, a term that frequently occurs in discussions of restoration, "refers to the restoration, creation, or enhancement of wetlands to compensate for permitted wetland losses" (Lewis, 1989). Under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, wetlands may be legally destroyed, but their loss must be compensated for by the restoration, creation, or enha...

  7. Definition of restoration noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. Apr 23, 2024 · The process of bringing an object back to its original state; the process of restoring something. Synonym: restitution. foreskin restoration. The restoration of this painting will take years. The restoration of this medieval church involved undoing all the Victorian modifications.

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