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restoration

Syllables: re·sto·ra·tion/ɹɛstəˈɹeɪʃən/

restoration noun: the process of bringing an object back to its original state; the process of restoring something.

restoration: the process of bringing an object back to its original state; the process of restoring something
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Noun

restoration (countable and uncountable, plural restorations)

  1. The process of bringing an object back to its original state; the process of restoring something.
    • foreskin restoration
    • The restoration of this painting will take years.
  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. 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.
    • The restoration of the Kingdom of Spain took place immediately after the death of Franco.
  4. 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. The receiving of a sinner to divine favor.

Proper noun capitalized: Restoration

the Restoration

  1. The events of 1660 when English, Scottish and Irish monarchies were restored under Charles II.
  2. The era of Restoration (1660 to 1685) under Charles II, or to 1688 when James II was king.
  3. The restoring of the Bourbon Dynasty in 1814.
  4. The restoring of imperial rule in Japan in 1868 under Emperor Meiji.

restoration meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

restoration in Hindi

पुनः स्थापित करना

restoration in Tamil

மறுசீரமைப்பு

restoration in Marathi

जीर्णोद्धार

restoration in Urdu

restoration
مرمت marammat
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restoration in Bengali
পুনরূদ্ধার, প্রত্যয়র্পণ, পুনরর্পণ
restoration in Telugu
పునరుద్ధరణ, పునరుద్ధరణలు
restoration in Malayalam
പുതുക്കിപ്പണിയൽ, തിരികെയേൽപ്പിക്കൽ, മടക്കിക്കിട്ടിയത്, ആരോഗ്യം വീണ്ടെടുക്കൽ
restoration in Kannada
ಪುನರ್ವಶ, ಪುನಸ್ಸ್ವಾಧೀನ, ಜೀರ್ಣೋದ್ಧಾರ, ಪುನಃಸ್ಥಾಪನೆ
restoration in Punjabi
ਬਹਾਲੀ
restoration in Gujarati
પુનઃસંગ્રહ punaḥsaṅgrah
restoration in Odia
ପୁନରୁଦ୍ଧାର, ପୁନଃସ୍ଥାପନ
restoration in Nepali
पुनर्स्थापना, पुनःस्थापना, जीर्णोद्धार
restoration in Tagalog
pagsasauli, pagpapanumbalik
restoration in Vietnamese
hồi phục, khôi phục

Examples of restoration in a sentence

  • The restoration of this medieval church involved undoing all the Victorian modifications.
  • There is all the difference between preservation and restoration.1921, T.S. Eliot, “The Possibility of a Poetic Drama”, in The Sacred Wood:
  • 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:
  • 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:

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Synonyms of restoration

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Forms of restoration

pluralrestorations
alternative formrestauration

Plural of restoration: restorations

Origin of restoration

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

Words formed from restoration

Phrases with restoration

Words that rhyme with restoration

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Questions about restoration

What does restoration mean?
Restoration means the process of bringing an object back to its original state; the process of restoring something.
What is restoration in Hindi?
Restoration in Hindi is पुनः स्थापित करना. See Restoration meaning in Hindi.
How do you use restoration in a sentence?
The restoration of this medieval church involved undoing all the Victorian modifications.
What part of speech is restoration?
Restoration can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce restoration?
Restoration is pronounced /ɹɛstəˈɹeɪʃən/.
What is the plural of restoration?
The plural of restoration is restorations.

Words near restoration in the dictionary

  1. restorableness
  2. restorably
  3. restorage
  4. restoral
  5. restorals
  6. restoration
  7. restoration creationism
  8. Restoration Day
  9. restoration ecology
  10. Restoration Island
  11. restorational

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: restoration (page history and authors); Restoration (page history and authors); Restoration (Hindi Wiktionary) (page history and authors); restoration (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); restoration (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); مرمت (Urdu) (page history and authors); restoration (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); restoration (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); restoration (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); restoration (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); restoration (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); પુનઃસંગ્રહ (Gujarati) (page history and authors); restoration (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); restoration (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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