restoration

C1 Topic:Architecture & Buildings

US /ɹɛstəˈɹeɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #14160

Meanings

1

noun
The act of returning something to its original or former condition.

The restoration of the old cathedral took more than ten years.
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.
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

Related forms restorable restorative restore

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Phrases (1)

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temporary restoration
a dental repair intended to protect or restore a tooth for a limited time

Adjective + noun

Etymology

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

restoracion Middle English restaurātiō Latin

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Topics

Architecture & Buildings Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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# restoration

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ɹɛstəˈɹeɪʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 14160

## Meanings
1. The act of returning something to its original or former condition.
2. The act of bringing something back, or returning it to someone.
3. The return of a monarch or ruling family to power after being removed.

## Examples
- The restoration of the old cathedral took more than ten years.
- The treaty led to the restoration of peace between the two nations.
- The restoration of the monarchy followed years of civil unrest.

## Derived Forms
- antirestoration
- counterrestoration
- ecorestoration
- immunorestoration
- misrestoration
- mycorestoration
- neurorestoration
- overrestoration
- prerestoration
- restorational
- restorationism
- restorationist

## Related Forms
- restorable
- restorative
- restore

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: restoracion
- Root: restaurātiō

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

## AI Etymology
Restoration is from Middle English restoracion, altered from restauracion (from Latin restaurātiō) by partly deriving from restoren + -acion. By surface analysis, restore + -ation. In present-day use, it can mean the act of returning something to its original or former condition, or the act of bringing something back, or returning it to someone. Derived formations include antirestoration, counterrestoration, ecorestoration, immunorestoration, and misrestoration.

## Topics
- Architecture & Buildings
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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