Friday, December 7, 2007

made reparations

reparation

Main Entry:
rep·a·ra·tion Listen to the pronunciation of reparation
Pronunciation:
\ˌre-pə-ˈrā-shən\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English reparacion, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin reparation-, reparatio, from Latin reparare
Date:
14th century
1 a: a repairing or keeping in repair bplural : repairs

2 a
: the act of making amends, offering expiation, or giving satisfaction for a wrong or injury b: something done or given as amends or satisfaction

3
: the payment of damages : indemnification; specifically : compensation in money or materials payable by a defeated nation for damages to or expenditures sustained by another nation as a result of hostilities with the defeated nation —usually used in plural

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