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Etymology

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FromFrenchapologie, fromLate Latinapologia, fromAncient Greekἀπολογία(apología,“a speech in defence”), fromἀπολογοῦμαι(apologoûmai,“I speak in my defense”), fromἀπόλογος(apólogos,“an account, story”), fromἀπό(apó,“from, off”) (seeapo-) +λόγος(lógos,“speech”).Doublet ofapologia. Bysurface analysis,apo- +‎-logy.

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Noun

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apology (pluralapologies)

  1. An expression ofremorse orregret for having said or done something thatharmed another: an instance ofapologizing (saying that one issorry).
    What he said really hurt my feelings, but hisapology sounded so sincere that I couldn't help but forgive him.
    The CEO made a publicapology for the scandal, and promised full cooperation with the authorities.
  2. A formaljustification,defence.
    Synonym:apologia
    theApology of Socrates
  3. Anything provided as asubstitute; amakeshift.
    a poorapology for a hotel room
    • 1852 March –1853 September,Charles Dickens, chapter 20, inBleak House, London:Bradbury and Evans, […], published1853,→OCLC:
      [He] goes to work devisingapologies for window curtains.
    • 1947 January and February, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, inRailway Magazine, page39:
      The response to firing is remarkable, and though the 280 lb. pressure seems more in the nature of a reserve for emergencies than a continuous working figure, even with the present-dayapology for coal it seldom fell below 250 lb., and could always be brought up to blowing-off point with little difficulty. To this liveliness of steaming the thermic syphons are doubtless the chief contributory.

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Translations

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an expression of regret
formal justification, defence
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