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rehabilitation
What does rehabilitation mean?
rehabilitation (noun): the restoration of someone to a useful place in society.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Where does rehabilitation come from?
From Middle French réhabilitation, from Medieval Latin rehabilitatio.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to rehabilitation
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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a plan of action intended to accomplish a specific goal
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a written message addressed to a person or organization
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a path or course laid out for a race, for exercise, etc
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the restoration of someone to a useful place in society
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