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apologies

English

Noun

apologies

  1. plural of apology
  2. plural of apologie

Interjection

apologies

  1. Alternative form of my apologies

Anagrams

  • apologise

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apology

English

Alternative forms

  • apologie (archaic)

Etymology

From French apologie, from Late Latin apologia, from Ancient Greek ???????? (apología, a speech in defence), from ??????????? (apologoûmai, I speak in my defense), from ???????? (apólogos, an account, story), from ??? (apó, from, off) (see apo-) + ????? (lógos, speech).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /??p?l.?.d?i/
  • Rhymes: -?l?d?i

Noun

apology (plural apologies)

  1. An expression of remorse or regret for having said or done something that harmed another: an instance of apologizing (saying that one is sorry).
  2. A formal justification, defence.
    Synonym: apologia
  3. Anything provided as a substitute; a makeshift.
    • [He] goes to work devising apologies for window curtains.

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

See also

  • remorse

Further reading

  • apology in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • apology in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

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