restoration meaning and definition

RESTORATION noun

Definition of Restoration (noun)

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"
   • synonyms: regaining, restitution, return
4. the state of being restored to its former good condition
   • "the inn was a renovation of a Colonial house"
   • synonyms: refurbishment, renovation
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