Meanings
nouninstauration (countable and uncountable, plural instaurations)
plural instaurations
- countableuncountableA restoration after decay or dilapidation; a renewal; a repair.
some great catastrophe or […] instauration
1684-1690, Thomas Burnet, The sacred theory of the earth
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latininstauratio
- Englishinstauration
From Latin instauratio: compare French instauration.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian поправка, възстановяване
- поправка (popravka)renewal; repair
- възстановяване (văzstanovjavane)renewal; repair
Portuguese instauração
- instauraçãorenewal; repair
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APA
instauration. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/instauration
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“instauration.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/instauration. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “instauration,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/instauration.
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