1. The act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state 
2. Getting something back again
   - restitution, return, regaining 
3. The state of being restored to its former good condition
   - renovation, refurbishment 
4. Some artifact that has been restored or reconstructed
   "the restoration looked exactly like the original" 
5. A model that represents the landscape of a former geological age or that represents and extinct animal etc.

1. The reign of Charles II in England; 1660-1685 
2. The re-establishment of the British monarchy in 1660

Derived forms: restorations

See also: restore

Type of: acquisition, age, artefact [Brit], artifact [N. Amer], fix, fixing, fixture, group action, historic period, improvement, melioration, mend, mending, model, repair, reparation, simulation

Encyclopedia: Restoration

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