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reclamation

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: reclamation

1
 n
rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course
2
 n
the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: reclamation
1

n rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course

“the reclamation of delinquent children”
Synonyms:
reformation
Type of:
deliverance, delivery, rescue, saving
recovery or preservation from loss or danger
2

n the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation

Synonyms:
rehabilitation, renewal
Types:
re-afforestation, reforestation
the restoration (replanting) of a forest that had been reduced by fire or cutting
urban renewal
the clearing and rebuilding and redevelopment of urban slums
Type of:
restoration
the act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state

n the recovery of useful substances from waste products

Type of:
recovery, retrieval
the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost)
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