reparation


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
reparation /ˌrɛpəˈreɪʃ(ə)n/
noun
  • 1 the making of amends for a wrong.

    ■ (reparations) the compensation for war damage paid by a defeated state.

  • 2 the action of repairing.
– derivatives
reparative /ˈrɛp(ə)rətɪv, rɪˈparətɪv/ adjective.
– origin ME: from OFr., from late L. reparatio(n-), from reparare (see repair1).
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