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Word Of The Day.... 'mea Culpa' by Researchclue: 11:01am On Aug 15, 2019
Word Of The Day....

Mea culpa;
—used as an acknowledgement of one's fault or error.

Examples;
1. There are many ways that presidents admit responsibility besides publicly issuing the big mea culpa.
2. As Grant moved through his week of mea culpa, he gradually adopted a position of wry humility.
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Re: Word Of The Day.... 'mea Culpa' by mohiozua(m): 11:26am On Aug 15, 2019
Mea culpa
Mea culpa
Mea maxima culpa
Re: Word Of The Day.... 'mea Culpa' by meobizy(f): 2:42pm On Aug 15, 2019
Mea culpa is not a word but a phrase. 'Mea' is a word while 'culpa' is another. Both words join together to form a phrase. I find it funny that I discovered its use not in an encyclopedia or dictionary but a random forum thread.

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