name · noun · 16 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ɹɛstəˈɹeɪʃən/
rhymes with -eɪʃən
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
name
Meaning 1
The events of 1660 when English, Scottish and Irish monarchies were restored under Charles II.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: history, human-sciences, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
name
Meaning 2
The era of Restoration (1660 to 1685) under Charles II, or to 1688 when James II was king.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: history, human-sciences, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
name
Meaning 3
The restoring of the Bourbon Dynasty in 1814.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: history, human-sciences, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
name
Meaning 4
The restoring of imperial rule in Japan in 1868 under Emperor Meiji.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: history, human-sciences, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
The process of bringing an object back to its original state; the process of restoring something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
foreskin restoration
The restoration of this painting will take years.
The restoration of this medieval church involved undoing all the Victorian modifications.
the re-establishment of the British monarchy in 1660
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: group action
13
noun
Meaning 13
a model that represents the landscape of a former geological age or that represents and extinct animal etc.
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: model, simulation
14
noun
Meaning 14
some artifact that has been restored or reconstructed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the restoration looked exactly like the original
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: artifact, artefact
15
noun
Meaning 15
the state of being restored to its former good condition
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the inn was a renovation of a Colonial house
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: renovation, refurbishment
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: improvement, melioration
16
noun
Meaning 16
the reign of Charles II in England; 1660-1685
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: historic period, age
History
Etymology
From Middle English restoracion, altered from restauracion (from Latin restaurātiō) by partly deriving from restoren + -acion. By surface analysis, restore + -ation.
Across languages
Translations
90 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
sigmagyattrizz
— the process of bringing an object back to its original state
Armenian:
վերականգնում
(verakangnum)
— the process of bringing an object back to its original state
Armenian:
ռեստավրացիա
(ṙestavracʻia)
— the process of bringing an object back to its original state
Azerbaijani:
bərpa
— the process of bringing an object back to its original state
Basque:
zaharberritze
— the process of bringing an object back to its original state
Belarusian:
аднаўле́нне
(adnawljénnje)
— the process of bringing an object back to its original state
Belarusian:
рэстаўра́цыя
(restawrácyja)
— the process of bringing an object back to its original state
Belarusian:
адбудо́ва
(adbudóva)
— the process of bringing an object back to its original state
Bulgarian:
реставра́ция
(restavrácija)
— the process of bringing an object back to its original state
Bulgarian:
възстановя́ване
(vǎzstanovjávane)
— the process of bringing an object back to its original state
Catalan:
restauració
— the process of bringing an object back to its original state
Chinese Mandarin:
恢復 /恢复
(huīfù)
— the process of bringing an object back to its original state
Chinese Mandarin:
回復 /回复
(huífù)
— the process of bringing an object back to its original state
Dutch:
restauratie
— the process of bringing an object back to its original state
Esperanto:
restaŭro
— the process of bringing an object back to its original state
Finnish:
restaurointi
— the process of bringing an object back to its original state
Finnish:
palauttaminen
— the process of bringing an object back to its original state
Finnish:
entisöinti
— the process of bringing an object back to its original state
French:
restauration
— the process of bringing an object back to its original state
Galician:
restauración
— the process of bringing an object back to its original state
German:
Restaurierung
— the process of bringing an object back to its original state
German:
Wiederherstellung
— the process of bringing an object back to its original state
German:
Restauration
— the process of bringing an object back to its original state
Greek:
αποκατάσταση
(apokatástasi)
— the process of bringing an object back to its original state
Greek:
αναστήλωση
(anastílosi)
— the process of bringing an object back to its original state
Greek:
επαναφορά
(epanaforá)
— the process of bringing an object back to its original state
Hebrew:
שִׁחְזוּר
(shikh'zúr)
— the process of bringing an object back to its original state
Hungarian:
restaurálás
— the process of bringing an object back to its original state
Italian:
restauro
— the process of bringing an object back to its original state
Italian:
restaurazione
— the process of bringing an object back to its original state
Japanese:
回復
(kaifuku)
— the process of bringing an object back to its original state
Japanese:
復旧
(fukkyū)
— the process of bringing an object back to its original state
Khmer:
ការស្តារឡើងវិញ
(kaastaalaəngvɨñ)
— the process of bringing an object back to its original state
Korean:
회복
(hoebok)
— the process of bringing an object back to its original state
Korean:
복구
(bokgu)
— the process of bringing an object back to its original state
Latin:
reductiō
— the process of bringing an object back to its original state
Macedonian:
реставра́ција
(restavrácija)
— the process of bringing an object back to its original state
Macedonian:
о́бнова
(óbnova)
— the process of bringing an object back to its original state
Middle English:
reformacioun
— the process of bringing an object back to its original state
Norwegian Bokmål:
restaurering
— the process of bringing an object back to its original state
Norwegian Nynorsk:
restaurering
— the process of bringing an object back to its original state
Occitan:
restauracion
— the process of bringing an object back to its original state
Polish:
odbudowa
— the process of bringing an object back to its original state
Portuguese:
restauração
— the process of bringing an object back to its original state
Romanian:
restaurare
— the process of bringing an object back to its original state
Russian:
восстановле́ние
(vosstanovlénije)
— the process of bringing an object back to its original state
Russian:
реставра́ция
(restavrácija)
— the process of bringing an object back to its original state
Slovene:
restavriranje
— the process of bringing an object back to its original state
Spanish:
restauración
— the process of bringing an object back to its original state
Tagalog:
pagsasauli
— the process of bringing an object back to its original state
Tagalog:
pagpapanumbalik
— the process of bringing an object back to its original state
Turkish:
tamir
— the process of bringing an object back to its original state
Turkish:
restorasyon
— the process of bringing an object back to its original state
Ottoman Turkish:
تعمیر
(taʼmir)
— the process of bringing an object back to its original state
Ottoman Turkish:
مرمت
(meremet)
— the process of bringing an object back to its original state
Ukrainian:
відно́влення
(vidnóvlennja)
— the process of bringing an object back to its original state
Ukrainian:
реставра́ція
(restavrácija)
— the process of bringing an object back to its original state
Ukrainian:
відбудо́ва
(vidbudóva)
— the process of bringing an object back to its original state
Vietnamese:
hồi phục
— the process of bringing an object back to its original state
Vietnamese:
khôi phục
— the process of bringing an object back to its original state
Welsh:
adnewyddu
— the process of bringing an object back to its original state
Welsh:
adnewyddiad
— the process of bringing an object back to its original state
Welsh:
adferiad
— the process of bringing an object back to its original state
Welsh:
adfer
— the process of bringing an object back to its original state
Zazaki:
anewe kerden
— the process of bringing an object back to its original state
Zazaki:
restorasyon
— the process of bringing an object back to its original state
Armenian:
ռեստավրացիա
(ṙestavracʻia)
— the return of a former monarchy or monarch to power
Azerbaijani:
bərpa
— the return of a former monarchy or monarch to power
Bulgarian:
реставрация
(restavracija)
— the return of a former monarchy or monarch to power
Chinese Mandarin:
復辟
(fùbì)
— the return of a former monarchy or monarch to power
Dutch:
herstel
— the return of a former monarchy or monarch to power
Esperanto:
rereĝigo
— the return of a former monarchy or monarch to power
Esperanto:
rereĝiĝo
— the return of a former monarchy or monarch to power
Finnish:
palauttaminen valtaan
— the return of a former monarchy or monarch to power
Finnish:
valtaanpaluu
— the return of a former monarchy or monarch to power
German:
Restauration
— the return of a former monarchy or monarch to power
Greek:
παλινόρθωση
(palinórthosi)
— the return of a former monarchy or monarch to power
Hungarian:
restauráció
— the return of a former monarchy or monarch to power
Italian:
restaurazione
— the return of a former monarchy or monarch to power
Japanese:
復辟
(fukuheki)
— the return of a former monarchy or monarch to power
Macedonian:
реставра́ција
(restavrácija)
— the return of a former monarchy or monarch to power
Occitan:
restauracion
— the return of a former monarchy or monarch to power
Portuguese:
restauração
— the return of a former monarchy or monarch to power
Russian:
реставра́ция
(restavrácija)
— the return of a former monarchy or monarch to power
Slovene:
restavracija
— the return of a former monarchy or monarch to power
Spanish:
restauración
— the return of a former monarchy or monarch to power
Ukrainian:
реставрація
(restavracija)
— the return of a former monarchy or monarch to power
Welsh:
adferiad
— the return of a former monarchy or monarch to power
Welsh:
adfer
— the return of a former monarchy or monarch to power
Zazaki:
irtica
— the return of a former monarchy or monarch to power