restoration
The process of bringing an object back to its original state; the process of restoring something.
Example
“foreskin restoration”
Other meanings
The result of such a process, such as a dental restoration (a dental prosthesis).
“These restorations were especially impressive and were reported in a leading prosthodontics journal.”
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.”
Related words
- mycorestoration
- ID restoration
- estimated time of restoration
- antirestoration
- counterrestoration
- ecorestoration
- immunorestoration
- misrestoration
- neurorestoration
- overrestoration
- prerestoration
- restorational
Word history
From Latin "restaurātiō".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “restoration” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.