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   forgiveness

   /fəˈɡɪvnɪs/

   noun

   • 1. the action or process of forgiving or being forgiven: "she is quick to ask forgiveness when she has overstepped the line"

   Word Origin Old Englishforgiefenes, from forgiefen (past participle of forgiefan ‘forgive’) + the noun suffix -nes.

   Scrabble Points: 18

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