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Regeneration vs Recreation - What's the difference?

regeneration | recreation |

As nouns the difference between regeneration and recreation

is that regeneration is rebuilding or restructuring; large scale repair or renewal while recreation is any activity, such as play, that amuses, diverts or stimulates.

regeneration

English

Noun

(wikipedia regeneration)
  • rebuilding or restructuring; large scale repair or renewal.
    • ''The conversion of so many old industrial buildings into living quarters was a major factor in the regeneration .
  • (fantasy, gaming) restoration of health or hit points
  • * 1995 , David Zeb Cook, Jean Rabe, Warren Spector, Dungeon master guide for the AD&D game (page 202)
    • The standard ring of regeneration restores one point of damage per turn (and will eventually replace lost limbs or organs).
  • * 2003 , Bastion Press, E. W. Morton, Out for Blood
    • Regeneration does not restore hit points lost from starvation, thirst, or suffocation.

    Synonyms

    * *

    Abbreviations

    * regen

    recreation

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) , from (etyl) recreacion, from (etyl) recreatio.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any activity, such as play, that amuses, diverts or stimulates.
    • Derived terms
    * recreation center * recreation facility * recreation room * R and R
    Synonyms
    * leisure

    Etymology 2

    (re-) + (creation)

    Alternative forms

    * re-creation

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The process of recreating something.
  • The result of this process.