reclaimmentn.
/rᵻˈkleɪmm(ə)nt/, U.S. /rəˈkleɪ(m)m(ə)nt/, /riˈkleɪ(m)m(ə)nt/ rare.
= reclamation n. (in various senses).
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the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > reclamation > [noun]
amendment1483
improvement1549
improvinga1563
recoverya1632
mendment1644
cultivation1791
reclaim1799
reclamation1810
intaking1812
redemption1812
clearing1821
reclaimment1852
land reclamation1881
breaking-in1891
greening1955
1852 Times 1 Dec. 8/3 Bearing hope and reclaimment to the cold hearths of those who at present enter and quit this world for no apparent purpose but to witness luxury and be themselves outcasts.
1861 S. Smiles Lives Engineers I. 26 These attempts at reclaimment, however, made comparatively small impression on..the great Fen Level.
1915 M. G. Segar tr. Mediæval Anthol. 53 For once 'tis lost, 'tis gone for aye; 'Tis lost beyond reclaimment.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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