Restoration (n.)

  1. the reign of Charles II in England; 1660-1685

    [ Syn: restoration ]

  2. the act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state

  3. getting something back again; upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing

    [ Syn: restitution , return , regaining ]

  4. the state of being restored to its former good condition; the inn was a renovation of a Colonial house

    [ Syn: renovation , refurbishment ]

  5. some artifact that has been restored or reconstructed; the restoration looked exactly like the original'

  6. a model that represents the landscape of a former geological age or that represents and extinct animal etc.

  7. the re-establishment of the British monarchy in 1660

    [ Syn: restoration ]

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