reparation

CEFRC1

/ˌɹɛpəˈɹeɪʃən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Payment or action intended to correct harm or damage.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The act of renewing, restoring, etc., or the state of being renewed or repaired.

Examples

  • Victims of crimes of war and crimes against humanity deserve recognition and reparation.

  • the reparation of a bridge or of a highway

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A payment of time, effort or money to compensate for past transgression(s).

More examples

In context

  • I am sensible of the scandal I have given by my loose writings, and make what reparation I am able.

  • The church at Lichfield, in which we had a seat, wanted reparation, so I was to go and find a seat in other churches; and having bad eyes, and being awkward about this, I used to go and read in the fields on Sunday.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from Latin reparātiō, reparātiōnis.