apology
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[edit] Etymology
From Late Latin apologia < Ancient Greek ἀπολογία (apologia), “‘a speech in defense’”) < ἀπολογοῦμαι (apologoumai), “‘I speak in one's defense’”) < ἀπόλογος (apologos), “‘an account, story’”) < ἀπό (apo), “‘from, off’”) (see apo-) + λόγος (logos), “‘speech’”).
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- IPA: /əˈpɒl.ə.dʒɪ/
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[edit] Noun
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apology (plural apologies)
- What you say when you regret saying or doing something affecting others.
- A formal justification, defence.
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- Adjectives often used with "apology": public, sincere, personal, etc.
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[edit] Translations
what you say when you regret saying or doing something affecting others
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formal justification, defence
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[edit] See also
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- apology in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- apology in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
