restoration
Pronunciation: /ɹɛstəˈɹeɪʃən/
The English word “restoration” has 5 meanings listed here.
noun
- 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.
Etymology
From Middle English restoracion, altered from restauracion (from Latin restaurātiō) by partly deriving from restoren + -acion. By surface analysis, restore + -ation.
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