recovery
Noun
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Return to an original state (synset 107434392)
"the recovery of the forest after the fire was surprisingly rapid"
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Gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury (synset 113473520)
is a type of: healing - the natural process by which the body repairs itselfsubtypes:same as: convalescence, recuperation
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The act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost) (synset 100046648)
subtypes:
- repossession - the action of regaining possession (especially the seizure of collateral securing a loan that is in default)
- reclamation - the recovery of useful substances from waste products
- deliverance, delivery, rescue, saving - recovery or preservation from loss or danger
- ransom - the act of freeing from captivity or punishment
- recapture, retaking - the act of taking something back
same as: retrieval
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