apologia

English

WOTD – 26 February 2012    

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /ˌæp.əˈloʊ.dʒi.ə/

Noun

apologia (plural apologias)

1. A written defense of a position or belief.
   • Although I've enumerated some of the academic traditions and debates that have animated this book, it is not my purpose to offer a full apologia in these brief pages. - 1999 Preface from "Gender Trouble" by Judith Butler

Synonyms

• apology

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Finnish

Noun

apologia

1. apologia

Declension

Declension of apologia (type kulkija) singular plural nominative apologia apologiat genitive apologian apologioiden apologioitten apologiain1 partitive apologiaa apologioita accusative apologia apologian apologiat inessive apologiassa apologioissa elative apologiasta apologioista illative apologiaan apologioihin adessive apologialla apologioilla ablative apologialta apologioilta allative apologialle apologioille essive apologiana apologioina translative apologiaksi apologioiksi instructive – apologioin abessive apologiatta apologioitta comitative – apologioineen 1) Rare.

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Italian

Etymology

Ancient Greek +‎ -logia

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Noun

apologia f (plural apologie)

1. apology, apologia

Related terms

• apologetico
• apologista