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The act of restoring or bringing back to a former place, station, or condition; the fact of being restored; renewal; reestablishment; as, the restoration of friendship between enemies; the restoration of peace after war.

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  1. n. The act of restoring or bringing back to a former place, station, or condition; the fact of being restored; renewal; reestablishment; as, the restoration of friendship between enemies; the restoration of peace after war.
  2. n. The state of being restored; recovery of health, strength, etc.; as, restoration from sickness.
  3. n. That which is restored or renewed.
  4. n. the act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state
  5. n. getting something back again
  6. n. the state of being restored to its former good condition
  7. n. some artifact that has been restored or reconstructed
  8. n. a model that represents the landscape of a former geological age or that represents and extinct animal etc.
  9. 1. The act of restoring or bringing back to a former place, station, or condition; the fact of being restored; renewal; reëstablishment; as, the restoration of friendship between enemies; the restoration of peace after war. Behold the different climes agree, Rejoicing in thy restoration. Dryden. 2. The state of being restored; recovery of health, strength, etc.; as, restoration from sickness. 3. That which is restored or renewed. The restoration (Eng. Hist.), the return of King Charles II. in 1660, and the reëstablishment of monarchy. -- Universal restoration (Theol.), the final recovery of all men from sin and alienation from God to a state of happiness; universal salvation. Syn. -- Recovery; replacement; renewal; renovation; redintegration; reinstatement; reëstablishment; return; revival; restitution; reparation.
  10. n:100 n. the reign of Charles II in England; 1660-1685 n. the act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state n. some artifact that has been restored or reconstructed n. a model that represents the landscape of a former geological age or that represents and extinct animal etc.