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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation;
[syn: reclamation, renewal, rehabilitation]

2. rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course;
- Example: "the reclamation of delinquent children"
[syn: reclamation, reformation]

3. the recovery of useful substances from waste products;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Reclamation \Rec`la*ma"tion\ (r[e^]k`l[.a]*m[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [F. r['e]clamation, L. reclamatio. See Reclaim.] 1. The act or process of reclaiming. [1913 Webster] 2. Representation made in opposition; remonstrance. [1913 Webster] I would now, on the reclamation both of generosity and of justice, try clemency. --Landor. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

reclamation n 1: the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation [syn: reclamation, renewal, rehabilitation] 2: rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course; "the reclamation of delinquent children" [syn: reclamation, reformation] 3: the recovery of useful substances from waste products