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Definition: Meaning of, recovery in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / rɪˈkʌv(ə)ri /

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  1. [singular, uncountable] the process of getting better after an illness, injury etc
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  2. [singular, uncountable] the process of returning to a normal condition after a period of trouble or difficulty
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  3. [uncountable] when you get something back that has been taken or lost
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recovery used in phrases

  • European Recovery Program (noun)
    1. 1948-1952 a United States program of economic aid for the reconstruction of Europe ; named after George Marshall
  • disaster recovery (noun)
    1. a system or process that a company has and which it will use if something goes seriously wrong, for example if it loses large amounts of DATA from its compuer system
  • recovery program (noun)
    1. American English a course of treatment for people who are ADDICTED to drugs or alcohol
  • recovery room (noun)
    1. a room in a hospital where people first wake up after an operation
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