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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Recovery \Re*cov"er*y\ (r?*k?v"?r*?), n.
     1. The act of recovering, regaining, or retaking possession.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Restoration from sickness, weakness, faintness, or the
        like; restoration from a condition of mistortune, of
        fright, etc.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Law) The obtaining in a suit at law of a right to
        something by a verdict and judgment of court.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. The getting, or gaining, of something not previously had.
        [Obs.] ``Help be past recovery.'' --Tusser.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. In rowing, the act of regaining the proper position for
        making a new stroke.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. Act of regaining the natural position after curtseying.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     7. (Fencing, Sparring, etc.) Act of regaining the position of
        guard after making an attack.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     Common recovery (Law), a species of common assurance or
        mode of conveying lands by matter of record, through the
        forms of an action at law, formerly in frequent use, but
        now abolished or obsolete, both in England and America.
        --Burrill. Warren.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Recovery \Re*cov"er*y\, n.
     1. Act of regaining the natural position after curtseying.
  
     2. (Fencing, Sparring, etc.) Act of regaining the position of
        guard after making an attack.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Recovery \Re*cov"er*y\ (r?*k?v"?r*?), n.
     1. The act of recovering, regaining, or retaking possession.
  
     2. Restoration from sickness, weakness, faintness, or the
        like; restoration from a condition of mistortune, of
        fright, etc.
  
     3. (Law) The obtaining in a suit at law of a right to
        something by a verdict and judgment of court.
  
     4. The getting, or gaining, of something not previously had.
        [Obs.] ``Help be past recovery.'' --Tusser.
  
     5. In rowing, the act of regaining the proper position for
        making a new stroke.
  
     Common recovery (Law), a species of common assurance or
        mode of conveying lands by matter of record, through the
        forms of an action at law, formerly in frequent use, but
        now abolished or obsolete, both in England and America.
        --Burrill. Warren.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  recovery
       n 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
          [syn: convalescence, recuperation]
       3: the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger
          of becoming lost) [syn: retrieval]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  recovery
     Αγγλικά n.
     ανάρρωση, η αποκατάσταση της καλής υγείας

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  recovery
     n.
     1 The act or process of regaining or repossession of something lost.
     2 A return to normal health.
     3 A return to former status or position.
     4 # The act of regaining the natural position after curtseying.
     5 # The act of regaining the position of guard after making an
  attack, in fencing, sparring, etc.
     6 (lb en economics) Renewed growth after a slump.
     7 (lb en finance) The recovery of debt.
     8 (lb en legal) A verdict giving somebody the right to recover debts
  or costs.
     9 (lb en mining) The extraction of an ore from a mine, or of a metal
  from an ore
     10 (lb en gaming) The ability to recover or regain health.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  recovery
     n.
     1 The act or process of regaining or repossession of something lost.
     2 A return to normal health.
     3 A return to former status or position.
     4 # The act of regaining the natural position after curtseying.
     5 # The act of regaining the position of guard after making an
  attack, in fencing, sparring, etc.
     6 (lb en economics) Renewed growth after a slump.
     7 (lb en finance) The recovery of debt.
     8 (lb en legal) A verdict giving somebody the right to recover debts
  or costs.
     9 (lb en mining) The extraction of an ore from a mine, or of a metal
  from an ore
     10 (lb en gaming) The ability to recover or regain health.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  recovery
     n.
     1 The act or process of regaining or repossession of something lost.
     2 A return to normal health.
     3 A return to former status or position.
     4 # The act of regaining the natural position after curtseying.
     5 # The act of regaining the position of guard after making an
  attack, in fencing, sparring, etc.
     6 (lb en economics) Renewed growth after a slump.
     7 (lb en finance) The recovery of debt.
     8 (lb en legal) A verdict giving somebody the right to recover debts
  or costs.
     9 (lb en mining) The extraction of an ore from a mine, or of a metal
  from an ore
     10 (lb en gaming) The ability to recover or regain health.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  recovery
     n.
     1 The act or process of regaining or repossession of something lost.
     2 A return to normal health.
     3 A return to former status or position.
     4 # The act of regaining the natural position after curtseying.
     5 # The act of regaining the position of guard after making an
  attack, in fencing, sparring, etc.
     6 (lb en economics) Renewed growth after a slump.
     7 (lb en finance) The recovery of debt.
     8 (lb en legal) A verdict giving somebody the right to recover debts
  or costs.
     9 (lb en mining) The extraction of an ore from a mine, or of a metal
  from an ore
     10 (lb en gaming) The ability to recover or regain health.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  recovery
     Englanti n.
     1 elpyminen, palautuminen
     2 paraneminen, toipuminen, tointuminen (terveydestä)
     3 (yhteys liiketalous k=en) periminen (''saatavan'')

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  recovery /ɹɪkˈʌvəɹi/
  behoud, behoudenis, berging, verlossing

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Recovery /ɹɪkˈʌvəɹi/
  التحسّن

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  recovery //ɹəˈkʌvəɹi// //ɹəˈkʌvɹi// //ɹɪˈkʌvəɹi// //ɹɪˈkʌvɹi// 
  1. възвръщане, възстановяване
  act or process of regaining or repossession of something lost
  2. възстановяване 2.
  economics: renewed growth after a slump
   3.
  return to former status
  3. оздравяване
  return to normal health