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regain definition

re·gain (ri gān′)

transitive verb

  1. to get back into one's possession; recover
  2. to succeed in reaching again; get back to

Etymology: MFr regaigner: see re- & gain

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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