peccavi

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /pɛˈkɑːviː/, /pəˈkɑːvi/

Interjection

1. An expression of guilt or culpability.

Synonyms

• mea culpa

Noun

peccavi (plural peccavis)

1. An act of saying ‘peccavi’; an admission of guilt or responsibility.
   • 1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance, Faber & Faber 2004 (Avignon Quintet), p. 772:

     He heard the little man's rapid exhausted breathing as he began with the opening flourish of his peccavi, ‘Father, I have sinned.’

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