reclamation

Meaning

  1. (countable, uncountable) The act of reclaiming or the state of being reclaimed.
  2. (countable, uncountable) The recovery of a wasteland, or of flooded land so it can be cultivated.

Frequency

43k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/(ˌ)ɹɛkləˈmeɪʃn̩/
Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French réclamation, from Latin reclamatio.

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