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restoration

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English

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The restoration (sense 1) of antique mirror involved repainting its frame.

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle English restoracion, altered from restauracion (from Latin restaurātiō) by partly deriving from restoren + -acion.[1] By surface analysis, restore +‎ -ation.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɹɛstəˈɹeɪʃən/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Hyphenation: re‧sto‧ra‧tion

Noun

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restoration (countable and uncountable, plural restorations)

  2. The process of bringing an object back to its original state; the process of restoring something.
    Synonym: restitution
    foreskin restoration
    The restoration of this painting will take years.
    The restoration of this medieval church involved undoing all the Victorian modifications.
    • 1921, T.S. Eliot, “The Possibility of a Poetic Drama”, in The Sacred Wood:
      There is all the difference between preservation and restoration.
    • 1945 July and August, “Victory in Europe”, in Railway Magazine, page 187:
      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 the restoration of passenger train services and facilities.
    • 2024 August 21, 'Industry Insider', “The value of rail reopenings”, in RAIL, number 1016, page 68:
      Providing accommodation is a significant constraint, and an unexpected development from the restoration of services to Okehampton is demand from the Exeter student population to rent local properties.
  3. The return of a former monarchy or monarch to power, usually after having been forced to step down.
    The restoration of the House of Stuart took place a few years after the death of Cromwell.
    The restoration of the Kingdom of Spain took place immediately after the death of Franco.
    • 1685, John Dryden, Albion and Albanius, published 1691, Act I, scene i, page 10:
      Behold the differing Climes agree, / Rejoycing in thy Reſtauration.
    • 2023 December 8, Jennifer Senior, “What Will Happen to the American Psyche If Trump Is Reelected?”, in The Atlantic‎[1]:
      But now here we are, faced with the prospect of a Trump restoration.
  4. (theology) The receiving of a sinner to divine favor.

Derived terms

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Translations

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References

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  1. ^ “restoration, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

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