reclamation

English

/(ˌ)ɹɛkləˈmeɪʃn̩/, /ˌɹɛkləˈmeɪʃn̩/

noun
Definitions
  • The act of reclaiming or the state of being reclaimed.
  • The recovery of a wasteland, or of flooded land so it can be cultivated.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French réclamation derived from Latin reclamatio root from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- (shout, call, cry, summon, lift, make noise, make a noise).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*kelh₁-

Gloss

shout, call, cry, summon, lift, make noise, make a noise

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