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reparatory

[ri-par-uh-tiv]

adjective

tending to repair; repairing; mending.

pertaining to or involving reparation.

Also, re·par·a·to·ry

[ri-par-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] .

Origin:
1650–60; < Late Latin reparātīvus. See reparation, -ive

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reparation (ˌrɛpəˈreɪʃən)

—n
1.	the act or process of making amends: an injury admitting of no reparation
2.	(usually plural) compensation exacted as an indemnity from a defeated nation by the victors: esp the compensation demanded of Germany by the Treaty of Versailles after World War I
3.	the act or process of repairing or state of having been repaired

[C14 reparacioun, ultimately from Latin reparāre to repair¹]

reparative

—*adj*

re'paratory

—*adj*

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