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peccavi en · INTJ

Pronunciation

  • /pəˈkɑːvi/ (UK)
  • /pɛˈkɑːviː/ (UK)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin peccāvī (“I have sinned”).

Meanings

  1. An expression of guilt or culpability.

Synonyms

my bad · mea culpa

peccavi en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /pəˈkɑːvi/ (UK)
  • /pɛˈkɑːviː/ (UK)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin peccāvī (“I have sinned”).

Meanings

  1. An act of saying ‘peccavi’; an admission of guilt or responsibility.
    • He heard the little man's rapid exhausted breathing as he began with the opening flourish of his peccavi, ‘Father, I have sinned.’ 1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 2004, page 772:

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