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Word: Reclaim
Speech Type: Verb
Middle English (used in falconry in the sense ‘recall’): from Old French reclamer, from Latin reclamare ‘cry out against’, from re- ‘back’ + clamare ‘to shout’
rɪˈkleɪm
ˌriːˈkleɪm
retrieve or recover (something previously lost, given, or paid); obtain the return of
Short Definition:retrieve or recover
Examples:- you can reclaim £25 of the £435 deducted
- when Dennis emerged I reclaimed my room
bring (waste land or land formerly under water) under cultivation
Short Definition:bring under cultivation
Examples:- much of the Camargue has now been reclaimed
Word: Reclaim
Speech Type: Noun
rɪˈkleɪm
ˌriːˈkleɪm
the action or process of reclaiming or being reclaimed
Short Definition:action or process of reclaiming or being reclaimed
Examples:- VAT reclaim
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