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English Dictionary: reclamation	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for reclamation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
reclamation n the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation Synonym(s): reclamation, renewal, rehabilitation rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course; "the reclamation of delinquent children" Synonym(s): reclamation, reformation the recovery of useful substances from waste products
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Reclamation \Rec`lama"tion\, n. [F. r[82]clamation, 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.