res·to·ra·tion (r s t -r sh n)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. Restorationa. 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. |
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)
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| Noun | 1. | Restoration - the reign of Charles II in England; 1660-1685 |
| 2. | restoration - the act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory statere-establishment - restoration to a previous state; "regular exercise resulted in the re-establishment of his endurance" gentrification - the restoration of run-down urban areas by the middle class (resulting in the displacement of low-income residents) 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"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"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" |
| 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 1660England - a division of the United Kingdom |
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