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[syn: placation, conciliation, propitiation]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Conciliation \Con*cil`i*a"tion\, n. [L. conciliatio.]
The act or process of conciliating; the state of being
conciliated.
[1913 Webster]
The house has gone further; it has declared
conciliation admissible previous to any submission on
the part of America. --Burke.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
conciliation
n 1: the state of manifesting goodwill and cooperation after
being reconciled; "there was a brief period of conciliation
but the fighting soon resumed"
2: any of various forms of mediation whereby disputes may be
settled short of arbitration
3: the act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity
[syn: placation, conciliation, propitiation]