"mea culpa" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: \ˈme.aː ˈkul.paː\, [ˈmeäː ˈkʊɫ̪päː], \ˈme.a ˈkul.pa\, [ˈmɛːä ˈkulpä]
  1. Ma faute.
    Sense id: fr-mea_culpa-la-noun-IzZchTuY Categories (other): Exemples en latin
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: mea culpa, mea culpa
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