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reclamation

noun

rec·​la·​ma·​tion ˌre-klə-ˈmā-shən How to pronounce reclamation (audio)
: the act or process of reclaiming: such as
b
: restoration to use : recovery

Example Sentences

pumped water out of the field as part of the land reclamation program designed to provide farmers with more farmland
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Word History

Etymology

French réclamation, from Latin reclamation-, reclamatio, from reclamare

First Known Use

1633, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of reclamation was in 1633

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