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Restoration

res·to·ra·tion

UK/ɹɛstəˈɹeɪʃən/ US/ˌrɛstɜrˈeɪʃʌn/ fairly common

noun

1.

the reign of Charles II in England; 1660-1685

2.

the act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state

3.

getting something back again

  • “upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing”
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4.

the state of being restored to its former good condition

  • “the inn was a renovation of a Colonial house”
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5.

some artifact that has been restored or reconstructed

  • “the restoration looked exactly like the original”
6.

a model that represents the landscape of a former geological age or that represents and extinct animal etc.

7.

the re-establishment of the British monarchy in 1660

Origin

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

Phrases

  • estimated time of restoration
  • ID restoration
  • identity restoration
  • invisible restoration
  • museum restoration
  • restoration creationism
  • restoration ecology
  • ruin-restoration creationism

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