mea culpa

me·a cul·pa

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [mey-uh kuhl-puh, mee-uh kuhl-puh]
- /ˈmeɪ ə ˈkʌl pə, ˈmi ə ˈkʌl pə/
- /ˈmiː ˈkəl.pə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mey-uh kuhl-puh, mee-uh kuhl-puh]
- /ˈmeɪ ə ˈkʌl pə, ˈmi ə ˈkʌl pə/

Definitions of mea culpa words

noun plural mea culpa an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error. 1
interjection mea culpa my fault 1
noun mea culpa an acknowledgment of guilt 0
noun mea culpa (by) my fault; I am to blame 0
interjection mea culpa mea culpa. 0

See all 5 definitions of mea culpa

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Parts of speech for Mea culpa

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Mea culpa

mea culpa popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for mea culpa

interj mea culpa

confession — A confession is a signed statement by someone in which they admit that they have committed a particular crime.
penance — a punishment undergone in token of penitence for sin.
repentance — deep sorrow, compunction, or contrition for a past sin, wrongdoing, or the like.

All 3 Synonyms of mea culpa