RESTORATION
- a bringing back to a former position or condition also RESTORAL [n -S]
- The action of returning something to a former owner, place, or condition
- The process of repairing or renovating a building, work of art, vehicle, etc., so as to restore it to its original condition
- The reinstatement of a previous practice, right, custom, or situation
- A structure provided to replace or repair dental tissue so as to restore its form and function, such as a filling, crown, or bridge
- A model or drawing representing the supposed original form of an extinct animal, ruined building, etc
- The return of a hereditary monarch to a throne, a head of state to government, or a regime to power
- The reestablishment of Charles II as King of England in 1660
- The period following this, esp. with regard to its literature or architecture