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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
reclamation
    n 1: the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of
         habitation or cultivation [syn: reclamation, renewal,
         rehabilitation]
    2: rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course; "the
       reclamation of delinquent children" [syn: reclamation,
       reformation]
    3: the recovery of useful substances from waste products
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Reclamation \Rec`la*ma"tion\ (r[e^]k`l[.a]*m[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.
   [F. r['e]clamation, L. reclamatio. See Reclaim.]
   1. The act or process of reclaiming.
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   2. Representation made in opposition; remonstrance.
      [1913 Webster]

            I would now, on the reclamation both of generosity
            and of justice, try clemency.         --Landor.
      [1913 Webster]
Thesaurus Results for Reclamation:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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