"reclamation" in the noun sense
1. reclamation, renewal, rehabilitation
the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation
2. reclamation, reformation
rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course
"the reclamation of delinquent children"
3. reclamation
the recovery of useful substances from waste products
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