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re•gain

Pronunciation: (rē-gān'), [key]
—v.t.
1. to get again; recover: to regain one's health.
2. to succeed in reaching again; get back to: to regain the shore.

—n.
(in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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