Definition of RECLAMATION

reclamation

Meanings

Plural: reclamations

Noun

  • the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation
  • rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course
    • "the reclamation of delinquent children"
  • the recovery of useful substances from waste products
  • The act of reclaiming or the state of being reclaimed.
  • The recovery of a wasteland, or of flooded land so it can be cultivated.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French réclamation, from Latin reclamatio.

Scrabble Score: 15

reclamation is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
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Words With Friends Score: 19

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