Restoration Meaning
/ɹɛstəˈɹeɪʃən/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe process of bringing an object back to its original state; the process of restoring something.
nounThe result of such a process, such as a dental restoration (a dental prosthesis).
Sentence Examples
The ruined castle is now under restoration.
He began his lecture with the Meiji Restoration.
Laser rays are used in the restoration of ancient works.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The historic building underwent a complete and careful ____ to its original condition.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ of the ancient cathedral took fifteen years and involved craftsmen from across Europe.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English restoracion, altered from restauracion (from Latin restaurātiō) by partly deriving from restoren + -acion. By surface analysis, restore + -ation.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"There is all the difference between preservation and restoration."
— 1921, T.S. Eliot, “The Possibility of a Poetic Drama”, in The Sacred Wood:
"As Sir Ronald Matthews said at the meeting of L.N.E.R. stockholders earlier this year, the public must realise "the inevitability of a certain amount of gradualness" in connection with the restoration of passenger train services and facilities."
— 1945 July and August, “Victory in Europe”, in Railway Magazine, page 187:
"Providing accommodation is a significant constraint, and an unexpected development from the restoration of services to Okehampton is demand from the Exeter student population to rent local properties."
— 2024 August 21, 'Industry Insider', “The value of rail reopenings”, in RAIL, number 1016, page 68:
"Behold the differing Climes agree, / Rejoycing in thy Reſtauration."
— 1685, John Dryden, Albion and Albanius, published 1691, Act I, scene i, page 10:
"But now here we are, faced with the prospect of a Trump restoration."
— 2023 December 8, Jennifer Senior, “What Will Happen to the American Psyche If Trump Is Reelected?”, in The Atlantic:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The historic building underwent a complete and careful ____ to its original condition.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ of the ancient cathedral took fifteen years and involved craftsmen from across Europe.