26984 words

restoration

5 definitions • 9 examples
1
the act or process of returning something to its earlier good condition or position, or to its owner:

Examples:

The first task following the disaster was the restoration of clean water supplies.
Restoration work on the Sistine Chapel ceiling is now complete.
A large majority of the population is demanding the restoration of the former government.
2
the event in British history when Charles II was made king in 1660 after a period in which there was no king or queen
3
relating to or from the Restoration:

Examples:

Restoration comedy/architecture/art
4
the act or the process of returning something to its original condition, or to a state similar to its original condition:

Examples:

[ U ] She is in charge of the restoration of paintings in the collection.
[ C ] Elise has worked on a number of 19th-century building restorations.
5
the act or process of returning something to its earlier good condition or position:

Examples:

a restoration plan/program/project
Workers have started restoration work on the two fountains.
Pensioner groups have campaigned for the restoration of the link between basic pension and earnings.

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