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restoration

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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.

restoration [ˌrɛstəˈreɪʃən]
n
1. the act of restoring or state of being restored, as to a former or original condition, place, etc.
2. the replacement or giving back of something lost, stolen, etc.
3. something restored, replaced, or reconstructed
4. a model or representation of an extinct animal, landscape of a former geological age, etc.

Restoration [ˌrɛstəˈreɪʃən]
n
(Historical Terms) (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Brit History
a.  the re-establishment of the monarchy in 1660 or the reign of Charles II (1660-85)
b.  (as modifier) Restoration drama
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.restoration - the reign of Charles II in EnglandRestoration - 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"
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"
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

restoration
noun
1. reinstatement, return, revival, restitution, re-establishment, reinstallation, replacement the restoration of diplomatic relations
reinstatement overthrow, abolition
Translations
restoration [ˌrestəˈreɪʃən] N
1. [of money, possession] → devolución f, restitución f (frm)
2. [of relations, links, order] → restablecimiento m; [of confidence] → devolución f; [of monarchy, democracy] → restauración f
3. [of building, painting, antique] → restauración f
4. (Brit) (Hist) the Restorationla Restauración(época que comienza con la restauración de Carlos II en el trono británico)
Restoration [ˌrɛstəˈreɪʃən] n (in Britain) the Restoration → la Restauration anglaise
restoration [ˌrɛstəˈreɪʃən]
n
[monument, building] → restauration f; [painting, parchment] → restauration f
(re-establishment) [law, order, democracy, monarchy, links, relations] → restauration
(= giving back) [property] → restitution f
modif [project, work] → de restauration
restoration
n
(= return)Rückgabe f (→ to an +acc); (of property)Rückerstattung f, → Rückgabe f (→ to an +acc); (of confidence, order, calm, peace)Wiederherstellung f; (to office) → Wiedereinsetzung f (→ to in +acc)
the Restoration (Hist) → die Restauration
(of monument, work of art)Restaurierung f
(Comput) (of window, file, default etc)Wiederherstellung f
restoration [ˌrɛstəˈreɪʃn] n
a. (repair, of building, monument) → restauro
b. (return, of land, property) → restituzione f, riconsegna; (reintroduction, of law and order) → ripristino; (of confidence) → ristabilimento (History) the Restorationla Restaurazione


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The Restoration Period, from the Restoration of Charles II in 1660 to the death of Dryden in 1700.
Your restoration to peace will, I doubt not, speedily follow this act of filial obedience, and I flatter myself with the hope of surviving my share in this disappointment.
Both the parents died before the Restoration, leaving the little girl to the care of her pious grandmother, la vicomtesse, who survived, in a feeble old age, to descant on the former grandeur of her house, and to sigh, in common with so many others, for le bon vieux temps.
 
 
 
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