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instauration

[ in-staw-rey-shuhn ]

noun

  1. Obsolete. an act of instituting something; establishment.


instauration

/ ˌɪnstɔːˈreɪʃən /

noun

  1. rare.
    restoration or renewal
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈinstauˌrator, noun
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Other Words From

  • in·stau·ra·tor [in, -staw-rey-ter], noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of instauration1

First recorded in 1595–1605; from Latin instaurātiōn- (stem of instaurātiō ) “a renewing, repeating”; in- 2, store, -ation
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Word History and Origins

Origin of instauration1

C17: from Latin instaurātiō, from instaurāre to renew
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Example Sentences

There, while he despairs of finishing what was intended for the sixth part of his Instauration, how nobly he despairs!

He had finally (about 1607) settled the plan of the Great Instauration, and began to call it by that name.

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