apology
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[edit] English
[edit] Alternative forms
- apologie (archaic)
[edit] Etymology
From Late Latin apologia, from Ancient Greek ἀπολογία (apologia, “a speech in defence”), from ἀπολογοῦμαι (apologoumai, “I speak in one's defense”), from ἀπόλογος (apologos, “an account, story”), from ἀπό (apo, “from, off”) (see apo-) + λόγος (logos, “speech”).
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apology (plural apologies)
- An expression of remorse or regret for having said or done something that harmed another: an instance of apologizing (saying that one is sorry).
- What he said really hurt my feelings, but his apology sounded so sincere that I couldn't help but forgive him.
- The CEO made a public apology for the scandal, and promised full cooperation with the authorities.
- A formal justification, defence.
- The Apology of Socrates.
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- (formal justification): apologia
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an expression of regret
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formal justification, defence
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[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- apology in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- apology in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
