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Definition of: reclamation
(rek′lə·mā′shən) noun
1. The act or process of reclaiming, in any sense.
2. Restoration, as to ownership, cultivation, usefulness, or a moral life.
—Bureau of Reclamation A branch of the U.S. Department of the Interior which constructs and operates Federal water–power plants and irrigation projects. [<F réclamation <L reclamatio, -onis a cry of disapproval <reclamare. See RECLAIM.]
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