n. 1. The act or process of reclaiming. 2. A restoration, as to productivity, usefulness, or morality. [Middle English reclamacion, from Old French reclamation, from Latin reclāmātiō, reclāmātiōn-, cry of opposition, from reclāmātus, past participle of reclāmāre, to exclaim against; see RECLAIM.] |
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