[rek-luh-mey-shuh
n] 
| 1. | the reclaiming of desert, marshy, or submerged areas or other wasteland for cultivation or other use. |
| 2. | the act or process of reclaiming. |
| 3. | the state of being reclaimed. |
| 4. | the process or industry of deriving usable materials from waste, by-products, etc. |
| rec·la·ma·tion (rěk'lə-mā'shən) n.
[Middle English reclamacion, from Old French reclamation, from Latin reclāmātiō, reclāmātiōn-, cry of opposition, from reclāmātus, past participle of reclāmāre, to exclaim against; see reclaim.] |
reclamation