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reclaimed

reclaimed adjective: having been acquired by the process of reclaiming. Also the simple past and past participle of reclaim.

Adjective

reclaimed (not comparable)

  1. Having been acquired by the process of reclaiming.
    • Reclaimed words like "queer" or "gay" are usually offensive to the in-group when used by outsiders.

Also used as

reclaimed is also the simple past and past participle of reclaim.

Words formed from reclaimed

Phrases with reclaimed

Questions about reclaimed

What does reclaimed mean?
Reclaimed means having been acquired by the process of reclaiming.
What part of speech is reclaimed?
Reclaimed is an adjective.

Words near reclaimed in the dictionary

  1. reclaimable
  2. reclaimableness
  3. reclaimably
  4. reclaimant
  5. reclaimants
  6. reclaimed
  7. reclaimed one's time
  8. reclaimer
  9. reclaimers
  10. reclaimest
  11. reclaimeth

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