Meanings
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1
noun
The act of returning something to its original or former condition.
The restoration of the old cathedral took more than ten years.
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2
noun
The act of bringing something back, or returning it to someone.
The treaty led to the restoration of peace between the two nations.
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3
noun
The return of a monarch or ruling family to power after being removed.
The restoration of the monarchy followed years of civil unrest.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
1
noun
· the act of returning...
restitution
2
noun
· the act of bringing...
return
Word family
Forms
restorationedrestorationingrestorations
Derived forms
antirestorationcounterrestorationecorestorationimmunorestorationmisrestorationmycorestorationneurorestorationoverrestorationprerestorationrestorationalrestorationismrestorationist
Etymology
From Middle English restoracion, altered from restauracion (from Latin restaurātiō) by partly deriving from restoren + -acion. By surface analysis, restore + -ation.
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