ANASTYLOSIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 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)

Credits