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retrieval

[ ri-tree-vuhl ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

the act of retrieving.
the chance of recovery or restoration:
Sadly, many aboriginal languages have been lost beyond retrieval.
Psychology. the act or process of accessing information previously encoded and stored in memory: Compare recall ( def 9 ), recognition ( def 9 ).
The article explores the use of picture matching tasks to assist in word retrieval in aphasic patients.

retrieval

/ rɪˈtriːvəl /

the act or process of retrieving
the possibility of recovery, restoration, or rectification (esp in the phrase beyond retrieval )
a computer filing operation that recalls records or other data from a file

First recorded in 1635–45; retrieve + -al ²

Many IVF clinics partner with acupuncturists so they can perform the procedure on patients immediately before their egg retrieval.

It involves both retrieval and temporal integration of diverse experiences.

It's simply the case of a man who has made a fool of himself and sees no help of retrieval in himself.

The touch is the retrieval, so far as it goes, setting up as it does heaven knows what undefeated continuity.

In Æschylus, when once "destiny" is about, all retrieval grows absurd.

He is the best who wins the most splendid victories by the retrieval of mistakes.

Now it was gone—gone, in all probability, beyond retrieval, and that alone would have been enough for an average grief.

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