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rep·a·ra·tion \ˌrepəˈrāshən\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English reparacioun, from Middle French reparation, from Late Latin reparation-, reparatio, from Latin reparatus (past participle of reparare to repair) + -ion-, -io -ion — more at repair 1. a. : the act or process of mending or restoring : a repairing or keeping in repair < the reparation of wasted tissue > < a church in need of constant reparation > b. reparations plural : repairs 2. a. : the act of making amends, offering expiation, or giving satisfaction for a wrong or injury < the treatment may consist of reparation to and propitiation of the offended spirit — Notes & Queries on Anthropology > b. : something done or given as amends or satisfaction < was educated in France at royal expense as reparation for the death of his father — H.C.Nixon > 3. : the payment of damages : indemnification; specifically : compensation in money or in materials (as commodities or capital equipment) payable by a defeated nation as war indemnity for direct damages to or expenditures sustained by another nation as a result of hostilities with the defeated nation — usually used in plural < extract maximum reparations by dismantling and transferring plants — Karl Loewenstein > |