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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With scarcely a murmur to mark it, the steady reconcentration of the three biggest zaibatsu �Mitsui, Mitsubishi and Sumitomo�has been going on quietly but steadily since 1952.
From Time Magazine Archive
To finance industrial reconcentration, many West German banks have gone down the reconcentration path themselves.
From Time Magazine Archive
The trend toward reconcentration of West German industry affects more than Krupp.
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 drastic measures, especially the policy of "reconcentration" adopted by General Weyler, had discredited the Spanish cause.
From Outline of Universal History by Fisher, George Park
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