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See also:Restoration

English

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Therestoration (sense 1) of this antique mirror involved repainting its frame.

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Etymology

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FromMiddle Englishrestoracion, altered fromrestauracion (fromLatinrestaurātiō) by partly deriving fromrestoren +-acion.[1] Bysurface analysis,restore +‎-ation.

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Noun

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restoration (countable anduncountable,pluralrestorations)

  2. The process of bringing an object back to itsoriginalstate; the process ofrestoring something.
    Synonyms:deconversion,restitution,step back;see alsoThesaurus:reversion
    foreskinrestoration
    Therestoration of this painting will take years.
    Therestoration of this medieval church involved undoing all the Victorian modifications.
    • 1921,T.S. Eliot, “The Possibility of a Poetic Drama”, inThe Sacred Wood:
      There is all the difference between preservation andrestoration.
    • 1945 July and August, “Victory in Europe”, inRailway Magazine, page187:
      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 therestoration of passenger train services and facilities.
    • 2024 August 21, 'Industry Insider', “The value of rail reopenings”, inRAIL, number1016, page68:
      Providing accommodation is a significant constraint, and an unexpected development from therestoration of services to Okehampton is demand from the Exeter student population to rent local properties.
  3. (countable) The result of such a process, such as a dental restoration (a dental prosthesis).
    Theserestorations were especially impressive and were reported in a leading prosthodontics journal.
  4. Thereturn of aformermonarchy ormonarch topower, usually after having been forced to step down.
    Therestoration of the House of Stuart took place a few years after the death of Cromwell.
    Therestoration of the Kingdom of Spain took place immediately after the death of Franco.
    • 1685, John Dryden,Albion and Albanius, published1691, Act I, scene i,page10:
      Behold the differing Climes agree, / Rejoycing in thyReſtauration.
    • 2023 December 8,Jennifer Senior, “What Will Happen to the American Psyche If Trump Is Reelected?”, inThe Atlantic‎[1]:
      But now here we are, faced with the prospect of a Trumprestoration.
  5. Thereturn of asocioeconomicformation in therole of thedominantmode of production.
    Therestoration of capitalism in Russia gave rise to unemployment.
    Therestoration of capitalism in Eastern Europe made way for improvement in human rights.
  6. (theology) Thereceiving of asinner todivinefavor.

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Translations

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the process of bringing an object back to its original state
the return of a former monarchy or monarch to power

References

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  1. ^“restoration,n.”, inOED OnlinePaid subscription required⁠, Oxford:Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

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