About The Word Reclamation
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Reclamation
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What's The Definition Of Reclamation?
[n] the recovery of useful substances from waste products
[n] rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course; "the reclamation of delinquent children" [n] the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation Synonyms | Synonyms for Reclamation: reformation | rehabilitation | renewal Related Terms | Find terms related to Reclamation: See Also | deliverance | delivery | re-afforestation | recovery | reforestation | rescue | restoration | retrieval | saving | urban renewal Reclamation In Webster's Dictionary \Rec`la*ma"tion\, n. [F. r['e]clamation, L.
reclamatio. See {Reclaim}.]
1. The act or process of reclaiming.
2. Representation made in opposition; remonstrance.
I would now, on the reclamation both of generosity
and of justice, try clemency. --Landor.
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