restoration

Definition

The process of bringing an object back to its original state; the process of restoring something.

Etymology

From Middle English restoracion, altered from restauracion (from Latin restaurātiō) by partly deriving from restoren + -acion. By surface analysis, restore + -ation.

Example Sentences

• "foreskin restoration"
• "The restoration of this painting will take years."
• "The restoration of this medieval church involved undoing all the Victorian modifications."

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