RECLAMATION


Meaning of RECLAMATION in English

ˌrekləˈmāshən noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle French, from Latin reclamation-, reclamatio, from reclamatus (past participle of reclamare to cry out against) + -ion-, -io -ion — more at reclaim

1. : the act of making a claim or protest

reclamations of disappointed investors — R.E.Cameron

2. : the act or process of reforming or rehabilitating

an agency devoted to the reclamation of delinquents

its ministry of reclamation to down-and-out men — Sidney Lovett

3. : the act or process of restoring to cultivation or use

land reclamation

a large-scale reclamation project

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