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expiation

ex·pi·a·tion

expiation

 
 
pronunciation:
ek spi eI shn
features:
Word Combinations (noun)
part of speech: noun
definition: the act or the means of making amends, as for a sin or crime.
She lived a life of personal deprivation as expiation for the harm she had done to others.
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