reconcentration
Americannoun
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the act of concentrating again.
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the state of being concentrated again.
Etymology
Origin of reconcentration
First recorded in 1895–1900; re- + concentration
Example Sentences
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The trend toward reconcentration of West German industry affects more than Krupp.
From Time Magazine Archive
To finance industrial reconcentration, many West German banks have gone down the reconcentration path themselves.
From Time Magazine Archive
Last week the Common Market approved in principle a major reconcentration of the Ruhr's legendary but war-splintered Thyssen steel empire.
From Time Magazine Archive
A "reconcentration" order, promulgated by Valeriano Weyler, Governor-general of the island and General-in-chief of the army, compelled the rural population to herd together in the garrisoned towns.
From The United States Since the Civil War by Lingley, Charles Ramsdell
The Governor does not say how large the “unusual volume of persons” was that was herded into the reconcentration zones, nor does he furnish any mortality statistics.
From The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 by Blount, James H.
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