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restoration en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ɹɛstəˈɹeɪʃən/

Etymology

From Middle English restoracion, altered from restauracion (from Latin restaurātiō) by partly deriving from restoren + -acion. By surface analysis, restore + -ation.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The process of bringing an object back to its original state; the process of restoring something.
   • The restoration of this medieval church involved undoing all the Victorian modifications.
   • The restoration of this painting will take years.
   • foreskin 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. 1945 July and August, “Victory in Europe”, in Railway Magazine, page 187:
   • 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. 2024 August 21, 'Industry Insider', “The value of rail reopenings”, in RAIL, number 1016, page 68:
   • There is all the difference between preservation and restoration. 1921, T.S. Eliot, “The Possibility of a Poetic Drama”, in The Sacred Wood:
2. (countable) The result of such a process, such as a dental restoration (a dental prosthesis).
   • These restorations were especially impressive and were reported in a leading prosthodontics journal.
3. (countable, uncountable) The return of a former monarchy or monarch to power, usually after having been forced to step down.
   • The restoration of the House of Stuart took place a few years after the death of Cromwell.
   • But now here we are, faced with the prospect of a Trump restoration. 2023 December 8, Jennifer Senior, “What Will Happen to the American Psyche If Trump Is Reelected?”, in The Atlantic:
   • Behold the differing Climes agree, / Rejoycing in thy Reſtauration. 1685, John Dryden, Albion and Albanius, published 1691, Act I, scene i, page 10:
   • The restoration of the Kingdom of Spain took place immediately after the death of Franco.
4. (countable, uncountable) The return of a socioeconomic formation in the role of the dominant mode of production.
   • The restoration of capitalism in Russia gave rise to unemployment.
   • The restoration of capitalism in Eastern Europe made way for improvement in human rights.
5. (countable, uncountable) The receiving of a sinner to divine favor.

Forms

Deriveds

identity restoration · ID restoration · ecorestoration · antirestoration · restorational · misrestoration · restoration creationism · invisible restoration · ruin-restoration creationism · counterrestoration · restorationist · overrestoration · restorationism · immunorestoration · restoration ecology · prerestoration · restomod · mycorestoration · neurorestoration · museum restoration · estimated time of restoration

Relateds

restore · restorable · restorative

Synonyms

deconversion · restitution · deconversion · restoration · step back · reversion · restitution · step back · regression

Translations (90)

ca restauració (the process of bringing an object back to its original state) · cy adferiad (the return of a former monarchy or monarch to power) · de Wiederherstellung (the process of bringing an object back to its original state) · bg реставра́ция (the process of bringing an object back to its original state) · el παλινόρθωση (the return of a former monarchy or monarch to power) · es restauración (the process of bringing an object back to its original state) · az bərpa (the return of a former monarchy or monarch to power) · tr restorasyon (the process of bringing an object back to its original state) · cy adnewyddiad (the process of bringing an object back to its original state) · sl restavracija (the return of a former monarchy or monarch to power) · zza irtica (the return of a former monarchy or monarch to power) · de Restauration (the return of a former monarchy or monarch to power) · ru реставра́ция (the process of bringing an object back to its original state) · enm reformacioun (the process of bringing an object back to its original state) · bg реставрация (the return of a former monarchy or monarch to power) · ko 복구 (the process of bringing an object back to its original state) · ru восстановле́ние (the process of bringing an object back to its original state) · oc restauracion (the process of bringing an object back to its original state) · eo rereĝigo (the return of a former monarchy or monarch to power) · cmn 復辟 (the return of a former monarchy or monarch to power) · uk відно́влення (the process of bringing an object back to its original state) · zza restorasyon (the process of bringing an object back to its original state) · nb restaurering (the process of bringing an object back to its original state) · be адбудо́ва (the process of bringing an object back to its original state) · mk реставра́ција (the process of bringing an object back to its original state) · az bərpa (the process of bringing an object back to its original state) · ko 회복 (the process of bringing an object back to its original state) · tr tamir (the process of bringing an object back to its original state) · be рэстаўра́цыя (the process of bringing an object back to its original state) · fi valtaanpaluu (the return of a former monarchy or monarch to power) · it restaurazione (the process of bringing an object back to its original state) · ja 復辟 (the return of a former monarchy or monarch to power) · it restauro (the process of bringing an object back to its original state) · pl odbudowa (the process of bringing an object back to its original state) · de Restaurierung (the process of bringing an object back to its original state) · nl restauratie (the process of bringing an object back to its original state) · cy adfer (the process of bringing an object back to its original state) · el αναστήλωση (the process of bringing an object back to its original state) · zza anewe kerden (the process of bringing an object back to its original state) · el επαναφορά (the process of bringing an object back to its original state) · cy adnewyddu (the process of bringing an object back to its original state) · bg възстановя́ване (the process of bringing an object back to its original state) · hy ռեստավրացիա (the return of a former monarchy or monarch to power) · la reductiō (the process of bringing an object back to its original state) · fi restaurointi (the process of bringing an object back to its original state) · nl herstel (the return of a former monarchy or monarch to power) · eo restaŭro (the process of bringing an object back to its original state) · fi palauttaminen (the process of bringing an object back to its original state) · de Restauration (the process of bringing an object back to its original state) · be аднаўле́нне (the process of bringing an object back to its original state) · tl pagsasauli (the process of bringing an object back to its original state) · ja 回復 (the process of bringing an object back to its original state) · uk реставра́ція (the process of bringing an object back to its original state) · mk реставра́ција (the return of a former monarchy or monarch to power) · hy վերականգնում (the process of bringing an object back to its original state) · cy adferiad (the process of bringing an object back to its original state) · uk відбудо́ва (the process of bringing an object back to its original state) · fi palauttaminen valtaan (the return of a former monarchy or monarch to power) · eu zaharberritze (the process of bringing an object back to its original state) · fr restauration (the process of bringing an object back to its original state) · sq sigmagyattrizz (the process of bringing an object back to its original state) · ota مرمت (the process of bringing an object back to its original state) · es restauración (the return of a former monarchy or monarch to power) · eo rereĝiĝo (the return of a former monarchy or monarch to power) · it restaurazione (the return of a former monarchy or monarch to power) · km ការស្តារឡើងវិញ (the process of bringing an object back to its original state) · pt restauração (the process of bringing an object back to its original state) · he שִׁחְזוּר (the process of bringing an object back to its original state) · cmn 恢復 /恢复 (the process of bringing an object back to its original state) · uk реставрація (the return of a former monarchy or monarch to power) · hu restaurálás (the process of bringing an object back to its original state) · nn restaurering (the process of bringing an object back to its original state) · vi khôi phục (the process of bringing an object back to its original state) · ro restaurare (the process of bringing an object back to its original state) · cmn 回復 /回复 (the process of bringing an object back to its original state) · fi entisöinti (the process of bringing an object back to its original state) · sl restavriranje (the process of bringing an object back to its original state) · hu restauráció (the return of a former monarchy or monarch to power) · el αποκατάσταση (the process of bringing an object back to its original state) · hy ռեստավրացիա (the process of bringing an object back to its original state) · vi hồi phục (the process of bringing an object back to its original state) · cy adfer (the return of a former monarchy or monarch to power) · ota تعمیر (the process of bringing an object back to its original state) · ru реставра́ция (the return of a former monarchy or monarch to power) · pt restauração (the return of a former monarchy or monarch to power) · gl restauración (the process of bringing an object back to its original state) · ja 復旧 (the process of bringing an object back to its original state) · tl pagpapanumbalik (the process of bringing an object back to its original state) · mk о́бнова (the process of bringing an object back to its original state) · oc restauracion (the return of a former monarchy or monarch to power)