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anastylosis

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an⋅a⋅sty⋅lo⋅sis

  [an-uh-stahy-loh-sis]
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–noun, plural -ses  [-seez] .
the restoration of a ruined monument or building by reassembling fallen parts and, when necessary, incorporating new materials.
Origin:
1955–60; ana- + Gk stȳ́lōsis, deriv. of styloûn to prop with pillars; see stylo-, -osis
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