Meaning

noun the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation

noun the act of renewing

noun filling again by supplying what has been used up

originEtymology tree English renew Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English renewal From renew + -al.

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