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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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
The trend toward reconcentration of West German industry affects more than Krupp.
From Time Magazine Archive
But his left was still shaky, his reserves were not yet up and his reconcentration was incomplete.
From The Story of the Great War, Volume I (of 8) Introductions; Special Articles; Causes of War; Diplomatic and State Papers by Churchill, Allen L. (Allen Leon)
Says this report of the Governor of Albay concerning reconcentration: Naturally, the effect of this unusual volume of persons in a limited area was disease and suffering for want of food and ordinary living accommodations.
From The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 by Blount, James H.
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