mea culpa
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me·a cul·pa
(mā′ə ko͝ol′pə, kŭl′-, mē′ə)n.
An acknowledgment of a personal error or fault: The authors issued a mea culpa after their plagiarism was revealed.
interj.
Used to express guilt for a personal error or fault.
[Latin meā culpā, through my fault : meā, feminine ablative of meus, my + culpā, ablative of culpa, fault.]
mea culpa
(ˈmeɪɑː ˈkʊlpɑː)an acknowledgment of guilt
[literally: my fault]
me•a cul•pa
(ˈmɛ ɑ ˈkʊl pɑ; Eng. ˈmeɪ ə ˈkʌl pə) Latin. through my fault (used as an acknowledgment of personal error).
mea culpa
A Latin phrase meaning my fault, used to acknowledge guilt, especially in Roman Catholic ritual.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() acknowledgement, acknowledgment - a statement acknowledging something or someone; "she must have seen him but she gave no sign of acknowledgment"; "the preface contained an acknowledgment of those who had helped her" |