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recovering definition

re·cov·er·ing (ri kuv′ər iŋ)

adjective

abstaining from the use of an addictive substance a recovering alcoholic

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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