re-claim

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [rey kleym]
- /reɪ kleɪm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [rey kleym]
- /reɪ kleɪm/

Definitions of re-claim word

verb with object re-claim to claim or demand the return or restoration of, as a right, possession, etc. 1
verb with object re-claim to claim again. 1
verb transitive re-claim to demand the return of; try to get back 0

See all 3 definitions of re-claim

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Origin of re-claim

First appearance:

before 1400

One of the 24% oldest English words

1400-50; late Middle English. See re-, claim

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Re-claim

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Re-claim

re-claim popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.