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recovery

 
/rɪˈkʌvəri/ noun [no plural]

Definition

the process of feeling better again after being ill or hurt: She only had the operation last month but she’s made a good recovery.
(Definition of recovery noun from the Cambridge Essential Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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