Restoration Definition

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"
  4. the state of being restored to its former good condition; "the inn was a renovation of a Colonial house"
  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

"Restoration" in song lyrics

See how restoration is used in real songs:

  • "It's amazing they're so brazen with the equation for restoration"
    Foreign Legion — Nowhere to Hide
  • "Demonstration, the year 2000, date of restoration"
    Hell Razah f/ IAM, Prodigal Sunn — School of the Silver Mic
  • "Without Christ and restoration"
    Lecrae f/ R-Swift — We Don't

Usage tips for "restoration"

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