Both Uses of
reparation
in
David Copperfield
- 'The duty done, and act of reparation performed, which can alone enable me to contemplate my fellow mortal, I shall be known no more.†
Chpt 49-51 *
- Produce your reparation.†
Chpt 55-57
Definitions:
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(1)
(reparation) compensation for a wrong -- usually an amount of money -- often payment required from the losing country in a war
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Less commonly and long ago, reparation can refer to repairs.