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reparations

Main Entry:: rep·a·ra·tion
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 : repairs2 a: the act of making amends, offering expiation, or giving satisfaction for a wrong or injury b: something done or given as amends or satisfaction3: 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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