Restoration

/ɹɛstəˈɹeɪʃən/ · noun

Meaning

The process of bringing an object back to its original state; the process of restoring something..

Definitions by Sense

1. The process of bringing an object back to its original state; the process of restoring something.
2. (countable) The result of such a process, such as a dental restoration (a dental prosthesis).
3. The return of a former monarchy or monarch to power, usually after having been forced to step down.
4. The return of a socioeconomic formation in the role of the dominant mode of production.
5. (theology) The receiving of a sinner to divine favor.

Example Sentences

foreskin restoration

The restoration of this painting will take years.

The restoration of this medieval church involved undoing all the Victorian modifications.

There is all the difference between preservation and restoration.

As Sir Ronald Matthews said at the meeting of L.N.E.R. stockholders earlier this year, the public must realise "the inevitability of a certain amount of gradualness" in connection with the restoration of passenger train services and facilities.

Providing accommodation is a significant constraint, and an unexpected development from the restoration of services to Okehampton is demand from the Exeter student population to rent local properties.

These restorations were especially impressive and were reported in a leading prosthodontics journal.

The restoration of the House of Stuart took place a few years after the death of Cromwell.

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Word Forms

• restorations
• restauration

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