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recovery

 
 
/rɪˈkʌvəri/ noun

Translation

HEALTH [U, no plural] when you feel better or happier again after an illness, injury, or period of sadness
iyileşme, şifa bulma, sağlığına kavuşma
She only had the operation last month but she's made a good recovery.599
SITUATION [U, no plural] when a system or situation returns to the way it was before something bad happened
düzelme, iyileşme
economic recovery The housing industry has made a remarkable recovery.1840
GET BACK [U] when you get back something that was lost or stolen
tekrar elde etme, yeniden kavuşma, bulma
the recovery of stolen jewels779
(Definition of recovery noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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