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reconciliation

rec·on·cil·i·a·tion
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [rek-uh n-sil-ee-ey-shuh n]
    • /ˌrɛk ənˌsɪl iˈeɪ ʃən/
    • /ˌrek.ənˌsɪl.iˈeɪ.ʃən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [rek-uh n-sil-ee-ey-shuh n]
    • /ˌrɛk ənˌsɪl iˈeɪ ʃən/

Definitions of reconciliation word

  • noun reconciliation an act of reconciling, as when former enemies agree to an amicable truce. 1
  • noun reconciliation the state of being reconciled, as when someone becomes resigned to something not desired. 1
  • noun reconciliation the process of making consistent or compatible. 1
  • noun reconciliation re-establishing good relations 1
  • noun reconciliation of viewpoints 1
  • noun reconciliation finances: matching two balances 1

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Origin of reconciliation

First appearance:

before 1300
One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English reconsiliacion < Latin reconciliātiōn- (stem of reconciliātiō), equivalent to reconciliāt(us) (see reconcile, -ate1) + -iōn- -ion

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Parts of speech for Reconciliation

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

reconciliation popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

reconciliation usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for reconciliation

noun reconciliation

  • accommodation — Accommodation is used to refer to buildings or rooms where people live or stay.
  • adjustment — An adjustment is a small change that is made to something such as a machine or a way of doing something.
  • agreement — An agreement is a formal decision about future action which is made by two or more countries, groups, or people.
  • appeasement — Appeasement means giving people what they want to prevent them from harming you or being angry with you.
  • ceasefire — A ceasefire is an arrangement in which countries or groups of people that are fighting each other agree to stop fighting.

Antonyms for reconciliation

noun reconciliation

  • breakup — The breakup of a marriage, relationship, or association is the act of it finishing or coming to an end because the people involved decide that it is not working successfully.
  • crackup — a cracking up
  • estrangement — The fact of no longer being on friendly terms or part of a social group.
  • fight — a battle or combat.
  • quarrel — a square-headed bolt or arrow, formerly used with a crossbow.

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