Meaning & use
Reconcilement
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the act of restoring friendly relations between people, or of making two apparently conflicting things compatible
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Years passed before any reconcilement between the estranged brothers seemed possible.
The essay attempted a reconcilement of free will with scientific determinism.
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An older, less common synonym for "reconciliation"; both share the same Latin root, but "reconciliation" has become the standard modern form.
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