Meaning of RESTORATION
| Pronunciation: | | `restu'reyshun
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- [n] getting something back again; "upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing"
- [n] the act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state
- [n] the re-establishment of the British monarchy in 1660
- [n] a model that represents the landscape of a former geological age or that represents and extinct animal etc.
- [n] some artifact that has been restored or reconstructed; "the restoration looked exactly like the original"
- [n] the state of being restored to its former good condition; "the inn was a renovation of a Colonial house"
- [n] the reign of Charles II in England; 1660-1685
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| | Synonyms: | | regaining, renovation, restitution, return |
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| | See Also: | | acquisition, artefact, artifact, clawback, England, fix, fixing, fixture, gentrification, group action, historic period, improvement, melioration, mending, model, reclamation, re-establishment, rehabilitation, reinstatement, rejuvenation, renewal, repair, reparation, simulation | |
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| | Definition: | | Restoration
A young painter named Levette Ashmore killed himself in 1941 when his mural--which showed a taboo subject: blacks and whites dancing together--was rejected by the WPA and destroyed. Sixty years later, in modern-day New Orleans, a journalist finds that the mural may still exist, that its value is incalculable--and that there are people who would kill for it. more details ... |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Res`to*ra"tion\ (r?s`t?*r?"sh?n), n. [OE.
restauracion, F. restauration, fr. L. restauratio. See
{Restore}.]
1. The act of restoring or bringing back to a former place,
station, or condition; the fact of being restored;
renewal; re["e]stablishment; as, the restoration of
friendship between enemies; the restoration of peace after
war.
Behold the different climes agree, Rejoicing in thy
restoration. --Dryden.
2. The state of being restored; recovery of health, strength,
etc.; as, restoration from sickness.
3. That which is restored or renewed.
{The restoration} (Eng. Hist.), the return of King Charles
II. in 1660, and the re["e]stablishment of monarchy.
{Universal restoration} (Theol.), the final recovery of all
men from sin and alienation from God to a state of
happiness; universal salvation.
Syn: Recovery; replacement; renewal; renovation;
redintegration; reinstatement; re["e]stablishment;
return; revival; restitution; reparation.
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| | Definition: | | Measures undertaken to return a degraded ecosystem's functions and values, including its hydrology, plant and animal communities, and/or portions thereof, to a less degraded ecological condition. |
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