Restoration
[restə'reɪʃ(ə)n] or ['rɛstə'reʃən]
Definition
(noun.) the act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state.
(noun.) the re-establishment of the British monarchy in 1660.
(noun.) a model that represents the landscape of a former geological age or that represents and extinct animal etc..
(noun.) some artifact that has been restored or reconstructed; 'the restoration looked exactly like the original'.
(noun.) the reign of Charles II in England; 1660-1685.
Editor: Wilma--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The act of restoring or bringing back to a former place, station, or condition; the fact of being restored; renewal; reestablishment; as, the restoration of friendship between enemies; the restoration of peace after war.
(n.) The state of being restored; recovery of health, strength, etc.; as, restoration from sickness.
(n.) That which is restored or renewed.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Renewal, revival, renovation, reconstruction, redintegration, re-establishment, reinstatement, return.[2]. Recovery, resuscitation.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Recovery, replacement, renewal, renovation, redintegration, re-establishment,return, revival, restitution, reparation, compensation, amends
ANT:Loss, lapse, forfeiture, displacement, deterioration, impairment, deprivation,abandonment, departure, injury, waste, abstraction, seizure, wrong
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Examples
- That gentleman was fast asleep; the restoration was soon made. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- The equable manner in which Mrs. Jellyby sustained both his absence and his restoration to the family circle surprised us all. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Yes: for her restoration I longed, far more than for that of my lost sight. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Your good cause, as far as I understand it, is simply the restoration of that filthy, feeble Ferdinand to a throne which he disgraced. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- For Franklin electricity was a single subtle fluid, and electrical manifestations were owing to the degree of its presen ce, to interruption or restoration of equilibrium. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- This attack was directed against Raymond and his machinations for the restoration of the monarchy. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- I vowed, with energy and truth, to devote myself in life and death to the restoration and welfare of Adrian. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- With the restoration of my bodily powers, my mind became in some degree aware of the universe of misery, henceforth to be its dwelling. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- If I could ever work out his restoration, as I have so innocently been the cause of his decline! Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- They lay him down upon his bed, and chafe, and rub, and fan, and put ice to his head, and try every means of restoration. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- If, however, he had a great end of restoration in view, it was not in his power to employ great means for its attainment. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- They owed the restoration of Lydia, her character, every thing, to him. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- The annual produce of its land and labour is undoubtedly much greater at present than it was either at the Restoration or at the Revolution. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- While here, Sherman also learned of Johnston's restoration to command. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Short snooze of restoration for myself from five to six. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- We see the same law in this author's restorations of the extinct and gigantic birds of New Zealand. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
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