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Noun restoration has 7 senses

Restoration - the reign of Charles II in England; 1660-1685
--₁ is a kind of historic period, age
restoration - the act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state
--₂ is a kind of repair, fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, reparation
--₂ has particulars:
re-establishment; gentrification; reclamation, renewal, rehabilitation; rehabilitation; reinstatement; rejuvenation

Derived forms: verb restore₁, verb restore₂
restitution, return, restoration, regaining - getting something back again; "upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing"
--₃ is a kind of acquisition
--₃ has particulars: clawback
Derived form: verb restore₃
renovation, restoration, refurbishment - the state of being restored to its former good condition; "the inn was a renovation of a Colonial house"
--₄ is a kind of improvement, melioration

Derived form: verb restore₁
restoration - some artifact that has been restored or reconstructed; "the restoration looked exactly like the original"
--₅ is a kind of artifact, artefact

Derived form: verb restore₄
restoration - a model that represents the landscape of a former geological age or that represents and extinct animal etc.
--₆ is a kind of model, simulation
Restoration - the re-establishment of the British monarchy in 1660
--₇ is a kind of group action

Derived form: verb restore₅