RECLAMATION

reclamation

(noun) the recovery of useful substances from waste products

reclamation, reformation

(noun) rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course; “the reclamation of delinquent children”

reclamation, renewal, rehabilitation

(noun) the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

reclamation (countable and uncountable, plural reclamations)

The act of reclaiming or the state of being reclaimed.

The recovery of a wasteland, or of flooded land so it can be cultivated.

Source: Wiktionary


Rec`la*ma"tion, n. Etym: [F. réclamation, 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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