reconciliation

C2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˌɹɛkənˌsɪliˈeɪʃ(ə)n/ UK /ˌɹɛk(ə)nsɪlɪˈeɪʃ(ə)n/ See IPA manual

Freq #17127

Meanings

1

noun
The act of becoming friendly again after a quarrel.

He longed for a reconciliation with his estranged father.
2

noun
The act of making two sets of accounts or records agree.

Monthly reconciliation of the accounts caught the error early.
3

noun
The process by which a nation tries to make amends for past wrongs done to indigenous people.

The commission set out clear steps toward national reconciliation.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the act of becoming... rapprochement reconcilement

2 noun · the act of making two sets... balancing

Word family

Forms reconciliations

Derived forms nonreconciliation

Etymology

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.

*kelh₁- Proto-Indo-European reconciliacioun Middle English reconciliaciun xno reconciliation Middle French

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# reconciliation

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌɹɛkənˌsɪliˈeɪʃ(ə)n/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌɹɛk(ə)nsɪlɪˈeɪʃ(ə)n/
**Frequency rank:** 17127

## Meanings
1. The act of becoming friendly again after a quarrel.
2. The act of making two sets of accounts or records agree.
3. The process by which a nation tries to make amends for past wrongs done to indigenous people.

## Examples
- He longed for a reconciliation with his estranged father.
- Monthly reconciliation of the accounts caught the error early.
- The commission set out clear steps toward national reconciliation.

## Derived Forms
- nonreconciliation

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *kelh₁-
- Root: reconciliacioun
- Root: reconciliaciun
- Root: reconciliation

## Etymology
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.

## AI Etymology
Reconciliation is 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. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. Important recorded forms include *kelh₁- (Proto-Indo-European), reconciliacioun (Middle English), reconciliaciun (xno), and reconciliation (Middle French). Current senses include the act of becoming friendly again after a quarrel, the act of making two sets of accounts or records agree, and the process by which a nation tries to make amends for past wrongs done to indigenous people. The wider family includes derived forms such as nonreconciliation.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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