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reclamation.noun,.plural.reclamations
the act
or process of reclaiming (reclamation
is the process of unsuitable
land for farming and building being changed into useful
land); a restoration; from
Middle
English 'reclamacion' from Old
French 'reclamation' which is from Latin
'reclamatio', meaning 'a cry of opposition'
and 'to exclaim against'
reclaim,
reclaimed,
reclaiming,
reclaims.transitive
verbs
to bring
into or return to a suitable.condition
for use, as cultivation or
habitation
(reclaim marshlands; reclaim
strip-mined
land); to procure usable substances
from refuse or waste products
(recycling)
reclaimable.adjective
reclaimant
or reclaimer.noun,.plural.reclaimants
or reclaimers
Rosetta stone.proper
noun
a stone slab,
found in 1799 near Rosetta, Egypt bearing parallel inscriptions in Greek,
Egyptian.hieroglyphic
and demotic.characters,
making possible the decipherment
of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics;
an inscription of a black basalt
stone (a black volcanic rock with a glassy appearance) gave first clue
to decipherment of Egyptian hieroglyphics
redesign,
redesigned,
redesigning,
redesigns.transitive
verbs
to make a revision
in the appearance or function
of
redesign.noun,.plural.redesigns
reduplicate,
reduplicated,
reduplicating,
reduplicates.verbs
transitive verb use.to
duplicate
again; to repeat
intransitive
verb use.to
be doubled
reduplicate.adjective
something doubled (they
now have two vehicles)
redact,
redacted,
redacting,
redacts.transitive
verbs
to edit
or revise; from Middle
English 'redacten' and from Latin
'redigere' meaning 'to drive back'
redactor.noun,.plural.redactors
rebar.noun,.plural.rebars
a steel.rod
with ridges for use in reinforcing.concrete,
often used in driveways, sidewalks and to strengthen concrete used in high
rise buildings construction
rattan.noun,.plural.rattans
rattan furniture
is made from the woven strips of
stems of a plant which
grows in South East Asia as in Malaysia;
a light airy room set with cloth covered tables and rattan chairs; rattan
has long, tough, slender stems used to make wickerwork,
canes and furniture
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