(1):
(n.) A retiring of the sea, occasioning a change of high-water mark, whereby land is gained.
(2):
(n.) The state of being left or abandoned.
(3):
(n.) A neglect or omission as if by willful abandonment.
(4):
(n.) The act of leaving with an intention not to reclaim or resume; an utter forsaking abandonment.
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