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feminine
/rekupeɾaˈθjon/
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Translation
recovery, recuperation
Word origin
From Latin recuperatio, from recuperare ('to regain'), from re plus capere ('to take'). The same root gives English 'recover' and 'capture'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- recuperatio
- English cognates
- recovery, recuperate
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralrecuperaciones
Examples
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The patient's recovery was slow but complete.
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The doctors are talking about a good recovery after the operation.
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The country's economic recovery has not yet arrived.
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The technician is in charge of the retrieval of the lost data.
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After the race I need a day of recovery.
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