"reclamation" meaning in English

See reclamation in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /(ˌ)ɹɛkləˈmeɪʃn̩/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌɹɛkləˈmeɪʃn̩/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-reclamation.wav Forms: reclamations [plural]
enPR: rĕk'lə-mā′shn [General-American] Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French réclamation, from Latin reclamatio. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*kelh₁-}}, {{bor|en|frm|réclamation}} Middle French réclamation, {{der|en|la|reclamatio}} Latin reclamatio Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} reclamation (countable and uncountable, plural reclamations)
  1. The act of reclaiming or the state of being reclaimed. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-reclamation-en-noun-9SxBUWBs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4
  2. The recovery of a wasteland, or of flooded land so it can be cultivated. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-reclamation-en-noun-ZE6g647P
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: reclaim

Inflected forms

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