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instaurator
in·stau·ra·tion
/
ˌɪn
stɔˈreɪ
ʃən
/
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[
in-staw-
rey
-sh
uh
n
]
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noun
1.
renewal; restoration; renovation; repair.
2.
Obsolete
.
an act of instituting something; establishment.
Origin:
1595–1605;
<
Latin
instaurātiōn-
(stem of
instaurātiō
) a renewing, repeating. See
in-
2
,
store
,
-ation
Related forms
in·stau·ra·tor
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ˈɪn
stɔˌreɪ
tər
/
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[
in
-staw-rey-ter
]
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,
noun
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instauration
(ˌɪnstɔːˈreɪʃən)
—
n
rare
restoration or renewal
[C17: from Latin
instaurātiō,
from
instaurāre
to renew]
'instaurator
—
n
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instauration
(ˌɪnstɔːˈreɪʃən)
—
n
rare
restoration or renewal
[C17: from Latin
instaurātiō,
from
instaurāre
to renew]
'instaurator
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