restoration

Definition

  • noun: the act or process of returning something to its original condition by repairing it, cleaning it, etc.
  • noun: an act of 'restoring' or the condition of being 'restored'
  • often + 'of'
  • synonyms: replacement, reparation, reinstatement

Examples

  • They have undertaken a careful 'restoration of' the building.

  • the 'restoration of' law and order by the police

  • The town called for a 'restoration of' the law.

Movie quotes

  • (..) and a cropped mm version. A substantially complete reconstruction was made using the Argentinian material and material from the previous restoration. Spanish intertitles were identified using censor cards translated into German. To accurately portray the correct position have been added to them. (..)
    1927 Metropolis