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restoration Definition

res·to·ra·tion (res′tə rā′s̸hən)

noun

  1. a restoring or being restored; specif.,
    1. reinstatement in a former position, rank, etc.
    2. restitution for loss, damage, etc.
    3. a putting or bringing back into a former, normal, or unimpaired state or condition
  2. a representation or reconstruction of the original form or structure, as of a building, fossil animal, etc.
  3. something restored

Etymology: ME restauration < MFr < LL restauratio

restoration Idioms

the Restoration

  1. the reestablishment of the monarchy in England in 1660 under Charles II
  2. the period of the reign of Charles II (1660-85): sometimes taken as including the reign of James II (1685-88)
restoration Synonyms

restoration

n.

  1. The act of restoring

    revival, healing, return, cure, remaking, renovation, renewal, rehabilitation, reclamation, reformation, recreation, alteration, replacing, remodeling, rejuvenation, rebuilding, reestablishment; see also recovery 1.

  2. The act of reconstructing

    rehabilitation, reconstruction, reparation, refurbishment; see repair.

restoration Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • monarchy: Later, even after the restoration of the monarchy, parliament re-asserted its authority in the Bill of Rights of 1689.
  • canal: Implement an agreed program for full restoration of the canal.
  • normality: These are the consolidation phase, the recovery phase and the restoration of normality.
  • sovereignty: There was therefore no alternative but to accept that restoration of sovereignty by 30 June 2004 would be made to a non-elected government.

Converse of object

  • undergo: Was it bought up from a medieval church undergoing restoration in the late 19th century?
  • await: This car is in stock awaiting a contract restoration.
  • commemorate: The plaque commemorates an excellent restoration of what has proved to be Wolverhampton's oldest building.

Adjective modifier

  • painstaking: Rescued by the Trust in 1986, it is in its eighteenth year of painstaking restoration.
  • 19thc: That the tower survived the 19thC restoration appears to have been due solely to cost implications.
  • sympathetic: The building is now used as offices by Social Services, after extremely sympathetic restoration.
  • residential/domestic: The project also won the National Award for the Best Professional residential/domestic restoration, refurbishment or extension costing more than £ 100,000.
  • capitalist: Paradoxically, even in Eastern Europe the peasants do not provide a mass base for capitalist restoration, as Trotsky had thought.
  • Victorian: It conceals one of the most atmospheric Victorian restorations in East Anglia.

Modifies a noun

  • round-up: Restoration Round-Up by Colin Greenall SCARS volunteers have been very active so far this year with a work party out each month.

Noun used with modifier

  • waterway: With a mind to the present trends in waterway restoration the success stories far outweighed the problems.
  • canal: Having spearheaded canal restoration for half a century the IWA are now having to work hard to keep up with the pace.
  • habitat: The RGCG is keen to promote habitat restoration on the Glaven.
  • hedgerow: Use locally indigenous species promote hedgerow restoration and creation throughout the area to provide visual and ecological links between existing and proposed woodland areas.
  • piece-by-piece: It really is the next great leap forward in this piece-by-piece restoration.
  • bell: There was reference earlier to a bell restoration fund allocating grants.
restoration Quotes

America's present need is not heroics but healing; not nostrums but normalcy; not revolution but restoration.

—Harding,Warren G(amaliel)