Restoration | Define Restoration at Dictionary.com

British Dictionary definitions for restoration Expand

the act of restoring or state of being restored, as to a former or original condition, place, etc

the replacement or giving back of something lost, stolen, etc

something restored, replaced, or reconstructed

a model or representation of an extinct animal, landscape of a former geological age, etc

Word Origin and History for restoration Expand

late 14c., "a means of healing or restoring health; renewing of something lost," from Old French restoration (Modern French restauration) and directly from Late Latin restorationem (nominative restoratio), noun of action from past participle stem of Latin restaurare (see restore).

Mid-15c. as "the repairing of a building;" c.1500 as "a restoring to a former state." With a capital R-, in reference to the reestablishment of the English monarchy under Charles II in 1660, from 1718. As a period in English theater, attested from 1898. In French history, it refers to 1814. An earlier word in this sense was restauration (late 14c.), from French.

restoration in Medicine Expand

restoration restoration (rs't-r'shn) n.

Any of various dental fittings, such as an inlay, crown, bridge, or denture, that restore or replace lost tooth structure, teeth, or oral tissues.

A substance used to restore the missing portion of a tooth.

restoration in Culture Expand

The return of constitutional monarchy in Britain in the late seventeenth century. The Stuarts were placed back on the throne; the first of them after the Restoration was King Charles II.

Read the rest here:
Restoration | Define Restoration at Dictionary.com