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Definitions of retrieval

noun
the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost)

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behoud, behoudenis, bezuiniging, heil, ombuiging, redding, uitsparing
recovery or preservation from loss or danger

losgeld, losprijs
the act of freeing from captivity or punishment

behoud, behoudenis, heil, redding
(theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil

drooglegging, hervorming, inpoldering, kerkhervorming, landaanwinning, reclamatie, reclame, reformatie, repetitie, terugvordering
rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course

berggeld, berging, bergingswerken, bergloon
the act of rescuing a ship or its crew or its cargo from a shipwreck or a fire

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actie, handeling, verrichting
something that people do or cause to happen

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