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reclamation

[rek-luh-mey-shuhn]

noun

  1. the reclaiming of desert, marshy, or submerged areas or other wasteland for cultivation or other use.

  2. the act or process of reclaiming.

  3. the state of being reclaimed.

  4. the process or industry of deriving usable materials from waste, by-products, etc.



reclamation

/ ˌɛəˈɪʃə /

noun

  1. the conversion of desert, marsh, or other waste land into land suitable for cultivation

  2. the recovery of useful substances from waste products

  3. the act of reclaiming or state of being reclaimed

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • nonreclamation noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of reclamation1

1525–35, in sense “a protest”; < Middle French < Latin 𳦱峾پō- (stem of 𳦱峾پō ) crying out against, equivalent to 𳦱峾 ( us ) (past participle of 𳦱峾; reclaim ) + -ō- -ion
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Now, the 28-year-old right-hander is set to become a Dodgers reclamation project.

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The message, trickling down from the Sparks’ front office to the coaching staff to the players, is unified — it’s not a rebuild, nor a restart, but a reclamation.

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Dandyism began as a point of mockery for enslaved people, and its reclamation and transformation over time is both a revelry for Black style and a sartorial form of historical observance.

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Smith: To add on to that a little bit, a reclamation of not just America but, like, Black America and where our influence lies, and so many difference places that we don’t always think about.

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Ever since his emergence as a minor-league reclamation project turned developmental success story seven years ago, power had always been his primary trademark.

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