reclamation
See also: réclamation
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French réclamation, from Latin reclamatio.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /(ˌ)ɹɛkləˈmeɪʃn̩/
- (General American) enPR: rĕk'lə-mā′shn, IPA(key): /ˌɹɛkləˈmeɪʃn̩/
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
- Hyphenation: rec‧la‧ma‧tion
Noun
reclamation (countable and uncountable, plural reclamations)
- The act of reclaiming or the state of being reclaimed.
- The recovery of a wasteland, or of flooded land so it can be cultivated.
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