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[syn: convalescence, recuperation, recovery]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Recuperation \Re*cu`per*a"tion\
(r[-e]*k[=u]`p[~e]r*[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L. recuperatio: cf. F.
r['e]cup['e]ration.]
Recovery, as of anything lost, especially of the health or
strength.
[1913 Webster] Recuperative
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
recuperation
n 1: gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury
[syn: convalescence, recuperation, recovery]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
27 Moby Thesaurus words for "recuperation":
comeback, convalescence, rally, ransom, recapture, reclaiming,
reclamation, recoup, recoupment, recovery, redemption, regainment,
reoccupation, replevin, replevy, repossession, restoration,
resumption, retake, retaking, retrieval, retrieve, return,
revindication, revival, salvage, trover