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culpa

/ˈkʊlpə/ UK, US
/ˈkʌlpə/ UK, US

Sounds like kalpa (one pronunciation) · Rhymes with -ʊlpə, -ʌlpə

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Learned borrowing from Latin culpa.

noun culpae

Ancient Rome Negligence or fault, as distinguishable from dolus (deceit, fraud), which implies intent, culpa being imputable to defect of intellect, dolus to defect of heart. Every actual delict presupposes a dolus or culpa, with the concomitant consciousness and prepense

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"culpa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/culpa. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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culpa. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/culpa

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"culpa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/culpa.

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@misc{culpa_2026,
  title = {culpa},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/culpa},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}