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reparative

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Tending to or intended to repair.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • reparative surgery

Meaning relationships

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Of, pertaining to, or being a reparation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • reparative justice

Meaning relationships

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3

noun

Meaning 3

That which repairs.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: rare

Examples

  • 1891, Newark and Its Leading Businessmen, Newark, New Jersey: Mercantile Publishing Company, John Sanders, Practical Plumber, p. 80, It is better to lay out a little more money on a good job of plumbing at the start, than to be obliged to continually lay out money for reparatives on a poor job.

Meaning relationships

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History

Etymology

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