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English noun: recovery | |||
| 1. | recovery (event) return to an original state | ||
| Samples | The recovery of the forest after the fire was surprisingly rapid. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | advance, betterment, improvement | ||
| 2. | recovery (process) gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury | ||
| Synonyms | convalescence, recuperation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | healing | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | lysis, rally | ||
| 3. | recovery (act) the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost) | ||
| Synonyms | retrieval | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | act, deed, human action, human activity | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | deliverance, delivery, ransom, recapture, reclamation, repossession, rescue, retaking, saving | ||
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