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noun
The act of reclaiming or the state of being reclaimed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The recovery of a wasteland, or of flooded land so it can be cultivated.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the recovery of useful substances from waste products
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
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Broader terms: recovery, retrieval
noun
rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: reformation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: rescue, deliverance, delivery, saving
noun
the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: renewal, rehabilitation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: restoration
Narrower terms: reforestation, re-afforestation, urban renewal
History
Borrowed from Middle French réclamation, from Latin reclamatio. Equivalent to reclaim + -ation.
