RESTORATION

[noun]The restoration of something is the act or process of returning it to its earlier condition or position.The first task following the disaster was the restoration of clean water supplies. [U]Restoration work on the Sistine Chapel ceiling is now complete. [U]A large majority of the population is demanding the restoration of the former government. [U]She is an expert in 17th-century paintings and has done a number of first-class restorations. [C]Restoration refers to the style of art that was popular during the period in which Charles II was king.Restoration comedy/architecture/artThe Restoration is the event in British history when Charles II was made King of Britain in 1660 after a period in which there was no king or queen.