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reconciliation

re·con·ci·liation

UK/ˌɹɛk(ə)nsɪlɪˈeɪʃ(ə)n/ US/ˌɹɛkənˌsɪliˈeɪʃ(ə)n/ uncommon us

noun

1.

the reestablishing of cordial relations

Synonyms
2.

getting two things to correspond

  • “the reconciliation of his checkbook and the bank statement”
Synonyms

Origin

From Middle English reconciliacioun (“act of reconciling; state of accord or harmony;”) [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman reconciliaciun, reconsiliacion, reconsiliaciun, and Middle French reconciliation, reconsiliacion, reconsiliation (“act of reconciling; result of this act; act of bringing about agreement or harmony; reconsecration of a desecrated place”) (modern French réconciliation), and from their Latin etymon reconciliātiō (“reinstatement, renewal, restoration; reconciliation”), from reconciliāre + -tiō.

Phrases

  • reconciliation loop
  • truth and reconciliation

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