n. 1. Renovation; restoration. 2. The institution or establishment of something. [Latin īnstaurātiō, īnstaurātiōn-, from īnstaurātus, past participle of īnstaurāre, to renew; see stā- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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