reclamation

Meanings

• Noun

  The act of taking back or regaining possession of something that was previously owned or controlled.

  - "The city launched a reclamation project to reclaim land from the sea."
  - "The company initiated a reclamation process to recover stolen data."
  - "After the divorce, she made a reclamation of her personal belongings."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with reclamation
reclaim , flame , ame , tame , amean

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Variants

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reclamation , reclamations

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Etymology

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From the Latin word 'reclamare', meaning 'to cry out again' or 'to call back'.

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Trivia

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1. Reclamation is often used in the context of environmental restoration, particularly in the reclamation of wetlands and other ecosystems.

2. The term 'reclamation' was first used in English in the late 15th century.

3. The largest reclamation project in the world is the South Narva Hydroelectric Power Plant in Estonia, which reclaimed over 1,000 acres of land from the Baltic Sea.

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Related Concepts

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1. rehabilitation: The process of helping someone or something to recover from harm or neglect.

2. restoration: The act of returning something to its original condition or state.

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Culture

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Reclamation has been used extensively in literature and art to represent themes of redemption, restoration, and renewal. In music, reclamation can refer to the reuse or reinterpretation of old or forgotten songs or genres.

How to Memorize "reclamation"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person regaining possession of something they had lost.
   - Imagine a city reclaiming land from the sea.
   - Picture the process of recovering data after a cyber attack.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'reclamation' with the idea of taking back what was once yours.
   - Think of the word as a synonym for 'redemption' or 'restoration'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the word 'reclamation' as 're-claim-ation', emphasizing the idea of taking back or regaining.
   - Create a mental image of a 'reclamation sign' to help remember the word.

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