English dictionary
restoration
nounPronunciation
ɹɛstəˈɹeɪʃən
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- getting something back again
noun
- the act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state
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
noun
- the state of being restored to its former good condition
Example sentences
upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing
the restoration looked exactly like the original
the inn was a renovation of a Colonial house