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English to English noun
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compensation (given or received) for an insult or injury |  | Example: an act for which there is no reparation
source: wordnet30
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(usually plural) compensation exacted from a defeated nation by the victors | | Example: Germany was unable to pay the reparations demanded after World War I
source: wordnet30
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the act of putting something in working order again | | source: wordnet30
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something done or paid in expiation of a wrong | | Example: how can I make amends
source: wordnet30
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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. | | source: webster1913
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