Phrase guide
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intj
Our fault, due to our error; we are to blame.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncommon
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noun
An instance of nostra culpa; an apology on behalf of a group.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncommon
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History
Learned borrowing from the Latin phrase nostrā culpā (“through our fault”), ablative case of nostra culpa (“our fault, guilt”), used in English by analogy with mea culpa.
