convalescence

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Thrashing about desperately for something to break the wretched silence, he seized on the one thing that in those days of his convalescence was always pertinent--food.

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  1. noun Gradual return to health and strength after illness.
  2. noun The period needed for returning to health after illness.

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  • "Economic convalescence, an effective rule of law, and democratization are essential conditions," he writes, "for the rehabilitation of Palestinian society." —  Daniel Pipes Columns
  • : 31 Grampa arrives back at the family homestead for his convalescence, home healthcare provider in tow. —  Pajiba
  • After his sickly mother (Lisa Eichhorn) is sent away for convalescence, his kid brother is packed off to stay with relatives, and his father (Jeroen Krabbe) hits the road as a travelling salesman, leaving Aaron to fend for himself. —  Hullabaloo
  • But so soon as their convalescence was distinctly manifest, the crisis and the danger past, he began to torment his victims; the one of his wounded vanity, his disappointed avarice, and his venomous hate; the other of his envy and jealous malice. —  Ellen Walton The Villain and His Victims
  • Thrashing about desperately for something to break the wretched silence, he seized on the one thing that in those days of his convalescence was always pertinent--food. —  Love Stories
 

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/kɑn və ˈ lɛsəns, ənsi/
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