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restoration

name · noun · 16 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ɹɛstəˈɹeɪʃən/
  • rhymes with -eɪʃən
  • CMU ARPABET: R EH2 S T ER0 EY1 SH AH0 N 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.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: deconversion, restitution, step back, regression, restoration, reversion

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

The result of such a process, such as a dental restoration (a dental prosthesis).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

Examples

  • These restorations were especially impressive and were reported in a leading prosthodontics journal.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

The return of a former monarchy or monarch to power, usually after having been forced to step down.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • 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.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

noun

Meaning 8

The return of a socioeconomic formation in the role of the dominant mode of production.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • The restoration of capitalism in Russia gave rise to unemployment.
  • The restoration of capitalism in Eastern Europe made way for improvement in human rights.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

noun

Meaning 9

The receiving of a sinner to divine favor.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: lifestyle, religion, theology

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

10

noun

Meaning 10

getting something back again

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: restitution, return, regaining

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: acquisition

Narrower terms: clawback

11

noun

Meaning 11

the act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: repair, fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, reparation

Narrower terms: re-establishment, gentrification, reclamation, renewal, rehabilitation, reinstatement, rejuvenation

12

noun

Meaning 12

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
Real reading context

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