English to English
reparation
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noun (n)
- compensation (given or received) for an insult or injury(noun.possession)Example:
An act for which there is no reparation.
source: wordnet30 - (usually plural) compensation exacted from a defeated nation by the victors(noun.possession)Example:
Germany was unable to pay the reparations demanded after World War I.
source: wordnet30 - The act of renewing, restoring, etc., or the state of being renewed or repaired; as, the reparation of a bridge or of a highway; -- in this sense, repair is oftener used.(noun)source: webster1913