Carpentry. having a height or length less than that of most of the others in a structure: jack rafter; jack truss.
Full Definition of RECONCILIATION. 1. : the action of reconciling: the state of being reconciled. 2. : the Roman Catholic sacrament of penance. â recÂ·onÂ·cilÂ·iaÂ·toÂ·ry \-Ësil-yÉ-ËtoÌr-Ä, -Ësi-lÄ-É-\ adjective. See reconciliation defined for English-language learners.ADVERTISEMENT. the act of causing two people or groups to become friendly again after an argument or disagreement. : the process of finding a way to make two different ideas, facts, etc., exist or be true at the same time.
Recur vs. reoccur. Something that recurs happens repeatedly, perhaps at regular intervals. Something that reoccurs happens again, but not necessarily repeatedly or at regular intervals. For example, the sunrise recurs, and an unpredictable event that happens to occur more than onceâsuch as an earthquake or a financial crisisâreoccurs.