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renovation

noun/ɹɛnəˈveɪʃən/

renovation: an act, or the process, of renovating
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What It Means

An act, or the process, of renovating.

A regeneration.

Meronyms: (building renovation) demo, demolition, rebuilding

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From Middle English renovacion, renovacyoun, from Middle French renovation and its etymon, Latin renovātiō. By surface analysis, renovate + -ion.

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