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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.
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.
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.
Restoration. (restəreɪʃən ) 1. proper noun. The Restoration was the event in 1660 when Charles the Second became King of England, Scotland, and Ireland after a period when there had been no King or Queen.
[uncountable, countable] restoration of something the act of bringing back a system, a law, etc. that existed previously. the restoration of diplomatic relations between the two countries; the restoration of democracy/the monarchy
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.