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ANASTYLOSIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The archeological reassembly of ruined monuments from fallen or decayed fragments (incorporating new materials when necessary)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("anastylosis" is a kind of...):
reassembly; refabrication (assembling again)
Domain category:
archaeology; archeology (the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures)