RECLAMATIONS

Noun

reclamations

plural of reclamation

Source: Wiktionary


RECLAMATION

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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28 November 2024

SYNCRETISM

(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)


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