"re-excavation" meaning in All languages combined

See re-excavation on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: re-excavations [plural]
Etymology: From re- + excavation. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|excavation}} re- + excavation Head templates: {{en-noun}} re-excavation (plural re-excavations)
  1. A repeated excavation Synonyms: reexcavation

Inflected forms

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