reconciliation

rec·on·cil·i·a·tion  (rkn-sl-shn)

n.

1. The act of reconciling.

2. The condition of being reconciled.

3. See penance.

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[Middle English reconsiliacion, from Old French reconciliation, from Latin reconciliti, reconcilitin-, from reconcilitus, past participle of reconcilire, to reconcile; see reconcile.]

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reconciliation

Noun

1. the state of being reconciled

2. the act of reconciling people or groups

3. S African a political term emphasizing the need to acknowledge the wrongs of the past

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	reconciliation - the reestablishing of cordial relations rapprochement cooperation - joint operation or action; "their cooperation with us was essential for the success of our mission"
	2.	reconciliation - getting two things to correspond; "the reconciliation of his checkbook and the bank statement" balancing equalisation, equalization, leveling - the act of making equal or uniform

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reconciliation

noun 1. reunion, conciliation, rapprochement (French) appeasement, détente, pacification, propitiation, understanding, reconcilement << OPPOSITE separation

noun 2. accommodation, settlement, compromise

Translations

reconciliation [rɛkənsɪlɪˈeɪʃən] n → reconciliación f

reconciliation [rɛkənsɪlɪˈeɪʃən] n → réconciliation f; conciliation f

reconciliation [rɛkənsɪlɪˈeɪʃən] reconcile n (of people) → Versöhnung f;

(of facts, beliefs) → Vereinbarung f

reconciliation [rɛkənsɪlɪˈeɪʃən] n → riconciliazione f; conciliazione f