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anastylosis

[ an-uh-stahy-loh-sis ]

noun

, plural an·a·sty·lo·ses [an-, uh, -stahy-, loh, -seez].
  1. the restoration of a ruined monument or building by reassembling fallen parts and, when necessary, incorporating new materials.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of anastylosis1

First recorded in 1955–60; ana- + Greek stȳ́lōsis, derivative of styloûn “to prop with pillars”; stylo- 2, -osis

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