restoration (redirected from direct restoration)

res·to·ra·tion  (rst-rshn)

n.

1.

a. An act of restoring: damage too great for restoration.

b. An instance of restoring or of being restored: Restoration of the sculpture was expensive.

c. The state of being restored.

2. Something, such as a renovated building, that has been restored.

3. Restoration

a. The return of a constitutional monarchy to Great Britain in 1660 under Charles II.

b. The period between the crowning of Charles II and the Revolution of 1688.

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restoration

Noun

1. the act of restoring to a former or original condition, place, etc.

2. the giving back of something lost or stolen

3. something restored, replaced, or reconstructed

4. a model or representation of a ruin or extinct animal

5. the Restoration Brit the re-establishment of the monarchy in 1660 or the reign of Charles II (1660–85)

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Restoration - the reign of Charles II in England; 1660-1685
	2.	restoration - the act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state re-establishment - restoration to a previous state; "regular exercise resulted in the re-establishment of his endurance" fixing, repair, mend, mending, reparation, fix, fixture - the act of putting something in working order again gentrification - the restoration of run-down urban areas by the middle class (resulting in the displacement of low-income residents) reclamation, renewal, rehabilitation - the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation rehabilitation - the restoration of someone to a useful place in society reinstatement - the act of restoring someone to a previous position; "we insisted on the reinstatement of the colonel" rejuvenation - the act of restoring to a more youthful condition
	3.	restoration - getting something back again; "upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing" regaining, restitution, return acquisition - the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something; "the acquisition of wealth"; "the acquisition of one company by another" clawback - finding a way to take money back from people that they were given in another way; "the Treasury will find some clawback for the extra benefits members received"
	4.	restoration - the state of being restored to its former good condition; "the inn was a renovation of a Colonial house" refurbishment, renovation melioration, improvement - a condition superior to an earlier condition; "the new school represents a great improvement"
	5.	restoration - some artifact that has been restored or reconstructed; "the restoration looked exactly like the original" artefact, artifact - a man-made object taken as a whole
	6.	restoration - a model that represents the landscape of a former geological age or that represents and extinct animal etc. simulation, model - representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale)
	7.	Restoration - the re-establishment of the British monarchy in 1660 England - a division of the United Kingdom

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restoration

noun 1. reinstatement, return, revival, restitution, re-establishment, reinstallation, replacement << OPPOSITE abolition

noun 2. repair, recovery, reconstruction, renewal, rehabilitation, refurbishing, refreshment, renovation, rejuvenation, revitalization << OPPOSITE demolition

Translations

restoration [rɛstəˈreɪʃən] n → restauración f (= giving back); devolución f; restitución f

restoration [rɛstəˈreɪʃən] n [of building] → restauration f [of stolen goods]; restitution f

restoration [rɛstəˈreɪʃən] n (of painting etc) → Restauration f;

(of law and order, health, sight etc) → Wiederherstellung f;

(of land, rights) → Rückgabe f;

(Hist);

the Restoration → die Restauration

restoration [rɛstəˈreɪʃən] n → restauro; restituzione f