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Meaning of 'recovery' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Recovery [ n.]
- The act of recovering, regaining, or retaking possession.
- Restoration from sickness, weakness, faintness, or the like; restoration from a condition of mistortune, of fright, etc.
- The obtaining in a suit at law of a right to something by a verdict and judgment of court.
- The getting, or gaining, of something not previously had.
- In rowing, the act of regaining the proper position for making a new stroke.

Meaning of 'recovery' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . recovery [ n]
Meaning (1):
- return to an original state
Example in sentence:
  • the recovery of the forest after the fire was surprisingly rapid

Nearby Words:

recadency recalcitrant recalcitrate recalcitration recall recallable recallment recant recantation recanted

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