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REPARATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Something done or paid in expiation of a wrong
Example:
how can I make amends
Synonyms:
amends; reparation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("reparation" is a kind of...):
atonement; expiation; propitiation (the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity))
Derivation:
repair (set straight or right)
repair (make amends for; pay compensation for)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The act of putting something in working order again
Synonyms:
fix; fixing; fixture; mend; mending; repair; reparation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("reparation" is a kind of...):
improvement (the act of improving something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "reparation"):
darning (the act of mending a hole in a garment with crossing threads)
patching (the act of mending a hole in a garment by sewing a patch over it)
care; maintenance; upkeep (activity involved in maintaining something in good working order)
band aid; quick fix; quickie; quicky (hurried repair)
restoration (the act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state)
reconstruction (the activity of constructing something again)
restitution (the act of restoring something to its original state)
Derivation:
repair (restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken)
Sense 3
Meaning:
(usually plural) compensation exacted from a defeated nation by the victors
Example:
Germany was unable to pay the reparations demanded after World War I
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("reparation" is a kind of...):
compensation (something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury))
Domain usage:
plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Compensation (given or received) for an insult or injury
Example:
an act for which there is no reparation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("reparation" is a kind of...):
compensation (something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury))
Derivation:
repair (make amends for; pay compensation for)
