About The Word Recovery
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Recovery
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What's The Definition Of Recovery?
[n] the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost)
[n] return to an original state; "the recovery of the forest after the fire was surprisingly rapid" [n] gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury Synonyms | Synonyms for Recovery: convalescence | recuperation | retrieval Related Terms | Find terms related to Recovery: See Also | advance | betterment | deed | deliverance | delivery | effort | exploit | feat | healing | improvement | lysis | rally | ransom | recapture | reclamation | repossession | rescue | retaking | saving Recovery In Webster's Dictionary \Re*cov"er*y\, n.
1. Act of regaining the natural position after curtseying.
2. (Fencing, Sparring, etc.) Act of regaining the position of
guard after making an attack.
\Re*cov"er*y\ (r?*k?v"?r*?), n. 1. The act of recovering, regaining, or retaking possession. 2. Restoration from sickness, weakness, faintness, or the like; restoration from a condition of mistortune, of fright, etc. 3. (Law) The obtaining in a suit at law of a right to something by a verdict and judgment of court. 4. The getting, or gaining, of something not previously had. [Obs.] ``Help be past recovery.'' --Tusser. 5. In rowing, the act of regaining the proper position for making a new stroke. {Common recovery} (Law), a species of common assurance or mode of conveying lands by matter of record, through the forms of an action at law, formerly in frequent use, but now abolished or obsolete, both in England and America. --Burrill. Warren. |
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