restauration

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A form of restoration — The process of bringing an object back to its original state; the process of restoring something.

OriginMiddle English restauracioun ← Late Latin restaurātiō →
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Meanings

noun
  1. obsoleteObsolete form of restoration.

    […]began and compleated the Restauration of our present Sovereign

    1680, John Price, The Mystery and Method of His Majesty's Happy Restauration
    1 more example

    Behold the differing Climes agree, / Rejoycing in thy Reſtauration.

    1685, John Dryden, Albion and Albanius, published 1691, Act I, scene i, page 10

Origin

  1. Late Latinrestaurātiō
  2. Middle Englishrestauracioun
  3. Englishrestauration

From Middle English restauracioun, from Late Latin restaurātiō; compare French restauration.

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Anagrams

resaturation
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APA

restauration. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/restauration

MLA

“restauration.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/restauration. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “restauration,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/restauration.

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