Hypertext Webster Gateway: "reparation"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Reparation \Rep`a*ra"tion\ (-r?"sh?n), n. [F. r['e]paration, L.
reparatio. See {Repair} to mend.]
1. 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.
--Arbuthnot.
2. The act of making amends or giving satisfaction or
compensation for a wrong, injury, etc.; also, the thing
done or given; amends; satisfaction; indemnity.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
reparation
n 1: compensation exacted from a defeated nation by the victors
2: the act of putting something in working order again [syn: {repair},
{fix}, {fixing}, {mending}]
3: compensation (given or received) for an injury or insult;
"an act for which there is no reparation"; "how can I make
amends?" [syn: {amends}]
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