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How to spell recovery

Recovery is spelled R-E-C-O-V-E-R-Y.

hear itre·cov·er·y/rɪ'kəvəri/nounSchwa and roots

What it means: The process of getting better after an illness.

In a sentence: After his cold, Timmy's recovery was quick, and he felt happy to play again.

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Same family: recovered, recovering, recoverable, reclamation. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Recovery” comes from the Medieval Latin word *recuperare*, meaning “to get back” or “to regain.” Over time, English speakers shortened and changed the form, but the core idea of getting something back—health, money, or data—has stayed the same.

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