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Dec 1, 2009
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rep•a•ra•tion



Pronunciation: (rep"u-rā'shun), [key]
—n.
1. the making of amends for wrong or injury done: reparation for an injustice.
2. Usually, reparations. compensation in money, material, labor, etc., payable by a defeated country to another country or to an individual for loss suffered during or as a result of war.
3. restoration to good condition.
4. repair1 (def. 7).

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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