reconciliation

/ˌrek·ənˌsɪl·iˈeɪ·ʃən/ n [C/U]

Definition

› the process of making two people or groups of people friendly again after they have argued seriously or fought and kept apart from each other, or a situation in which this happens

(Definition of reconciliation n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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