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- Dictionaryrestoration/ˌrɛstəˈreɪʃn/
noun
- 1. the action of returning something to a former owner, place, or condition: "the restoration of Andrew's sight" Similar Opposite
- 2. the return of a monarch to a throne, a head of state to government, or a regime to power: "the restoration of the Portuguese monarchy" Similar Opposite
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the act or the process of returning something to its original condition, or to a state similar to its original condition: [ U ] She is in charge of the restoration of paintings in the collection. [ C ] Elise has worked on a number of 19th-century building restorations.
The meaning of RESTORATION is an act of restoring or the condition of being restored. How to use restoration in a sentence.
the act or the process of returning something to its original condition, or to a state similar to its original condition: [ U ] She is in charge of the restoration of paintings in the collection. [ C ] Elise has worked on a number of 19th-century building restorations.
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.
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. Collins English Dictionary.
A restoration is when you bring something back to what it was. A crumbling house that is lovingly-rebuilt in its original style, a king who was kicked off his throne only to get it back — these are restorations.
to return something or someone to an earlier condition or position, or to bring something back into existence: Power company crews were working yesterday to restore electrical service to homes in the area. Surgeons restored the sight in her right eye.
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.
Restoration, the the time when the monarchy (=the system of being ruled by a king or queen) was established again in England in 1660, after a brief period when the country was a republic under Oliver Cromwell.
[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.