renovation
nounattested in dialogue
- //ɹɛnəˈveɪʃən//
An act, or the process, of renovating.
noun
- 1
An act, or the process, of renovating.
Meronyms: (building renovation) demo, demolition, rebuilding
Near-synonym: (building renovation) remodeling
His room was currently under renovation.
During the course, the Cijin District Office, the frontline local government unit in charge of executing the tomb's renovation, also worked hard to communicate with the deceased's families about how to redesign the space.
- 2
A regeneration.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Proto-Indo-European *nu Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Indo-European *néweh₂ti Proto-Italic *nowāō Latin novō Latin renovō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin renovātiō, renovātiōnembor. Middle French renovationbor. ▲ Latin renovātiō, renovātiōnembor. Middle English renovacion English renovation From Middle English renovacion, renovacyoun, from Middle French renovation and its etymon, Latin renovātiō. By surface analysis, renovate + -ion.
Forms
- plural
- renovations
renovation · An act, or the process, of renovating.
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