˜yÐÄvlog

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anastylosis

[ an-uh-stahy-loh-sis ]

noun

plural anastyloses
  1. the restoration of a ruined monument or building by reassembling fallen parts and, when necessary, incorporating new materials.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of anastylosis1

First recorded in 1955–60; ana- + Greek ²õ³Ù²â̄́±ôō²õŸ±²õ, derivative of ²õ³Ù²â±ôŽÇû²Ô “to prop with pillars”; stylo- 2, -osis
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Example Sentences

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Palmyra is likely to be restored by using original material of the destroyed site that is still present, a process called anastylosis, combined with reconstruction using new material, he said.

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