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recovery

/ɹɪˈkʌvəɹi/ noun

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In Latin: sanatio Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about recovery at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Return to an original state.
    the recovery of the forest after the fire was surprisingly rapid
  2. Gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury.
  3. The act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost).

Origin

From recover + -y, from Middle English recoveree, from Old French recovree, from recovrer (“recover”).

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Related Words: recuperationconvalescenceretrievalregainingretrieverecoverrehabilitatereclaimregainrehabrecoveringresume

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