n. restoration after decay or dilapidation; renewal; repair
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. Restoration after decay, lapse, or dilapidation; renewal; repair; renovation; renaissance.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. Restoration; renewal; repair.
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n. the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
Word Usage
"Our country is quite vulnerable; it is only through the instauration of the state of law for all, regardless of any ethnic, religious or politic consideration that we can avoid the very real danger of a chaotic and fatal future."