restoration

Meanings

Plural: restorations

Noun

• the reign of Charles II in England; 1660-1685
• the act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state
• getting something back again
• the state of being restored to its former good condition
• some artifact that has been restored or reconstructed
  • "the restoration looked exactly like the original"
• a model that represents the landscape of a former geological age or that represents and extinct animal etc.
• the re-establishment of the British monarchy in 1660
• The process of bringing an object back to its original state; the process of restoring something.
• The result of such a process, such as a dental restoration (a dental prosthesis).
• The return of a former monarchy or monarch to power, usually after having been forced to step down.
• The return of a socioeconomic formation in the role of the dominant mode of production.
• The receiving of a sinner to divine favor.

Synonyms

refurbishment, regaining, renovation, restitution, return

Related Words

restorable, restorative, restore