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
Furthermore, there is no escape from the logic of the fact that reconcentration is essentially a war measure.
From The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 by Blount, James H.
No person within the reconcentration zones was permitted to go outside thereof—cross the dead line—without a written pass.
From The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 by Blount, James H.
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