Meanings
nounanastylosis (uncountable)
- uncountablearchaeologyThe reassembly of ruined monuments or other artifacts from remaining fragments in an archeologically responsible way (with use of modern materials when needed).
Synonyms: reassembly, refabrication
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe reassembly of ruined monuments or other artifacts from remaining fragments in an archeologically responsible way (with use of modern materials when needed).
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Origin
- Ancient Greekαναστήλωσις
- Englishanastylosis
From Ancient Greek αναστήλωσις (anastḗlōsis).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian анастилоза
- анастилоза (anastiloza)reassembly of ruined monuments
Finnish anastyloosi
- anastyloosireassembly of ruined monuments
French anastylose
- anastylosereassembly of ruined monuments
German Anastylosis
- Anastylosisreassembly of ruined monuments
Indonesian anastilosis
- anastilosisreassembly of ruined monuments
Italian anastilosi
- anastilosireassembly of ruined monuments
Polish anastyloza
- anastylozareassembly of ruined monuments
Portuguese anastilose
- anastilosereassembly of ruined monuments
Spanish anastilosis
- anastilosisreassembly of ruined monuments
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