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  restoration

  noun

  the act of restoring; renewal, revival, or reestablishment.
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restoration

American  

[res-tuh-ray-shuhn] / ˌrɛs təˈreɪ ʃən /

noun

• restorations
  plural

1. the act of restoring; renewal, revival, or reestablishment.

2. the state or fact of being restored.

3. a return of something to a former, original, normal, or unimpaired condition.

4. restitution of something taken away or lost.

5. something that is restored, as by renovating.

6. a reconstruction or reproduction of an ancient building, extinct animal, or the like, showing it in its original state.

7. a putting back into a former position, dignity, etc.

8. Dentistry.

   1. the work, process, or result of replacing or restoring teeth or parts of teeth.

   2. something that restores or replaces teeth or parts of teeth, as a filling, crown, or denture.

9. the Restoration,

   1. the reestablishment of the monarchy in England with the return of Charles II in 1660.

   2. the period of the reign of Charles II (1660–85), sometimes extended to include the reign of James II (1685–88).

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adjective

1. (initial capital letter) of, relating to, or characteristic of the Restoration.

   Restoration manners.

restoration ¹ British  

/ ˌrɛstəˈreɪʃən /

noun

1. the act of restoring or state of being restored, as to a former or original condition, place, etc

2. the replacement or giving back of something lost, stolen, etc

3. something restored, replaced, or reconstructed

4. a model or representation of an extinct animal, landscape of a former geological age, etc

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Restoration ² British  

/ ˌrɛstəˈreɪʃən /

noun

1. history

   1. the re-establishment of the monarchy in 1660 or the reign of Charles II (1660–85)

   2. ( as modifier )

      Restoration drama

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Restoration Cultural  

1. The return of constitutional monarchy in Britain in the late seventeenth century. The Stuarts were placed back on the throne; the first of them after the Restoration was King Charles II.

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The Restoration is known as a period of comparative gaiety in England after the severe days of government by the Puritans. Plays, in particular, had been banned by the Puritans; a large number, notably comedies, were produced during the Restoration.

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• nonrestoration
  noun
• post-Restoration
  noun
• antirestoration
  adjective
• pre-Restoration
  adjective
• prerestoration
  adjective
• prorestoration
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• restorations
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of restoration

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Late Latin restaurātiōn-, stem of restaurātiō; equivalent to restore + -ation

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Explanation

A restoration is when you bring something back to what it was. A crumbling house that is lovingly-rebuilt in its original style, a king who was kicked off his throne only to get it back — these are restorations. Notice the difference between renovation and restoration. If you restore a 1950s house, you use period materials and effects. A renovation might include new things. Restoration always means a putting back: if you've been ill, but get better, you might talk about your restoration of health.

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Increased flows through the Strait of Hormuz and the rapid restoration of Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline exports helped lift global supply estimates for the third quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Massage might ease the discomfort of training, but don’t expect miraculous performance restoration.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

The tear was located "on the dress" in the portrait, the prosecutor said, adding that both paintings "will require restoration work".

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

The National Park Service maintained that the work was part of a restoration plan dating to 2019, before Trump’s proposed redevelopment.

From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026

Mute, carrying his pitiful chalkboard around, lost in his restoration of Sappho, Lefty had begun to seem old to his son.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

About 850 seabird-restoration projects are in operation worldwide today, according to Audubon’s Seabird Restoration Database, and a good number of them are succeeding by adopting techniques pioneered and refined in Maine’s success story.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

Inspections are “not designed to give you conclusive guidance on the state of the house,” said Deon Marecheau, a member of Thumbtack’s Pro Advisory Board and owner of Antillean Restoration.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026

Restoration would “require deep patience to return them. You can’t go back in time. 21st century California is not the California of the 19th century.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

"Restoration work has now begun along with excavations," he says.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

“I know you’ll have Nickerson Restoration someday, Travis. And it will be part mine because of the name, right?”

From "Fish in a Tree" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt

But Clockwork isn’t solely aimed at repertory restorations, either.

From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026

Researchers at the University of Texas at Dallas have developed a technology that could make it possible for dentists to produce permanent 3D-printed zirconia restorations in a single day.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026

Presenting the world-class restorations turned out by UCLA’s Film & Television Archive, the festival, now in its 22nd edition, never fails to delight as it showcases the widest variety of motion pictures in impeccable condition.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026

“Careful restorations have maintained the historical architecture, while elevating the property to a level of epic glamour with all the modern luxuries of today,” adds the listing.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 17, 2026

The mosaic has frequently changed its place, and has undergone so many restorations, that the composition alone can be attributed to Giotto.

From Walks in Rome by Augustus J. C. Hare

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