Reconciliation
The word reconciliation corresponds to the restoration of friendly relations. It can also denote the action of making one belief or view compatible with another one. It can also be used for the action of harmonization or making financial accounts consistent.
Origin
Reconciliation has been around since the mid 14th Century. It is derived from the from Old French reconciliacion and directly from Latin reconciliationem, meaning “a re-establishing, a reconciling”. The meaning “act of harmonizing or making consistent has been in recorded usage since 1729. After going through a trough of low usage in the beginning of the 20th Century, the word has risen to prominence once again and has been used extensively in this century.
Usage
Hours of negotiations were required to bring about a reconciliation between the two concerned parties.
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