English pronunciation · Words Starting with R
Restoration Pronunciation
Restoration is pronounced re-ster-AY-shuhn, IPA /ˌrɛstɝˈeɪʃən/.
re-ster-AY-shuhn
US /ˌrɛstɝˈeɪʃən/ · UK /ˌrɛstəˈreɪʃən/
Syllables: re · ster · AY · shuhn (4 syllables, stress on syllable 3)
noun: The work of bringing something damaged or lost back to its earlier condition.
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Restoration in a Sentence
- The restoration of the organ took three summers.
- Grant money paid for the restoration of the canal locks.
- After the storm, restoration of power took four days.
Common Mispronunciations of Restoration
Not ri-STAW-ruh-shuhn
AY in third place is the one loud beat, so the force sits further back than it does in the verb restore.
Not re-ster-AY-see-uhn
Squash those last four letters into one closing shuhn.
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