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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (7)

1. the reign of Charles II in England; 1660-1685;

2. the act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state;

3. getting something back again;
- Example: "upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing"
[syn: restitution, return, restoration, regaining]

4. the state of being restored to its former good condition;
- Example: "the inn was a renovation of a Colonial house"
[syn: renovation, restoration, refurbishment]

5. some artifact that has been restored or reconstructed;
- Example: "the restoration looked exactly like the original"

6. a model that represents the landscape of a former geological age or that represents and extinct animal etc.;

7. the re-establishment of the British monarchy in 1660;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Restoration \Res`to*ra"tion\ (r?s`t?*r?"sh?n), n. [OE. restauracion, F. restauration, fr. L. restauratio. See Restore.] 1. 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. [1913 Webster] Behold the different climes agree, Rejoicing in thy restoration. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. The state of being restored; recovery of health, strength, etc.; as, restoration from sickness. [1913 Webster] 3. That which is restored or renewed. [1913 Webster] The restoration (Eng. Hist.), the return of King Charles II. in 1660, and the reestablishment of monarchy. Universal restoration (Theol.), the final recovery of all men from sin and alienation from God to a state of happiness; universal salvation. [1913 Webster] Syn: Recovery; replacement; renewal; renovation; redintegration; reinstatement; reestablishment; return; revival; restitution; reparation. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Restoration n 1: the reign of Charles II in England; 1660-1685 2: the act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state 3: getting something back again; "upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing" [syn: restitution, return, restoration, regaining] 4: the state of being restored to its former good condition; "the inn was a renovation of a Colonial house" [syn: renovation, restoration, refurbishment] 5: some artifact that has been restored or reconstructed; "the restoration looked exactly like the original" 6: a model that represents the landscape of a former geological age or that represents and extinct animal etc. 7: the re-establishment of the British monarchy in 1660
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

142 Moby Thesaurus words for "restoration": Great Leap Forward, about-face, advance, advancement, amelioration, amendment, ascent, backing, backsliding, bettering, betterment, boost, clearance, clearing, copy, destigmatization, destigmatizing, disenchantment, duplication, enhancement, enrichment, eugenics, euthenics, exculpation, explanation, extradition, flip-flop, fortification, furtherance, giving back, headway, imitation, improvement, justification, lapse, lift, melioration, mend, mending, palingenesis, pickup, preferment, progress, progression, promotion, purgation, purging, ransom, rationalization, re-creation, re-formation, rebirth, rebuilding, recapture, recidivation, recidivism, reclaiming, reclamation, recommitment, reconstitution, reconstruction, reconversion, recoup, recoupment, recovery, recuperation, reddition, redemption, redesign, redoing, reedition, reestablishment, refashioning, refurbishment, regainment, regeneration, regenesis, regress, regression, rehabilitation, reinstatement, reinstitution, reissue, rejuvenation, relapse, remaking, remand, remandment, remitter, renascence, rendition, renewal, renovation, reoccupation, reorganization, repair, repatriation, repetition, replevin, replevy, repossession, reprinting, reproduction, reshaping, restitution, restoring, restructuring, resumption, resurrection, retake, retaking, retrieval, retrieve, retrocession, retrogradation, retrogression, retroversion, return, returning, reversal, reverse, reversion, reverting, revindication, revision, revival, revulsion, rise, salvage, sending back, slipping back, trover, turn, turnabout, upbeat, uplift, upping, upswing, uptrend, upward mobility, vindication, vitaminization