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Word: Atonement
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 16th century (denoting unity or reconciliation, especially between God and man): from at one+ -ment, influenced by medieval Latin adunamentum ‘unity’, and earlier onement from an obsolete verb one ‘to unite’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əˈtəʊnm(ə)nt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the action of making amends for a wrong or injury
Short Definition:action of making amends for wrong or injury
Examples:- he submitted his resignation as an act of atonement
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