M.E.A.
Americanabbreviation
Example Sentences
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In South Tapanuli, churchgoer Mea Rosmawati Zebua said she had not expected to be able to celebrate Christmas this year.
From Barron's • Dec. 25, 2025
“If I had seen the differences in the two series,” he says, “I would have written the piece differently. Mea Culpa.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2024
An image quickly flashes onto the evidence screen - it's an episode of Cohen's Mea Culpa podcast.
From BBC • May 16, 2024
In Jerusalem’s ultra-Orthodox neighborhood of Mea Shearim, families threw bread into small fires on the street and dunked dishes into cauldrons of boiling water.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 21, 2024
He tapped his breast solemnly when he reached the words that always moved him, even though spoken in the secret tongue of a dead language: Mea Culpa, Mea Culpa, Mea Maxima Culpa.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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