Apology Definition
Origin of Apology
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From French apologie, 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”).
From Wiktionary
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Latin apologia from Greek apologiā apo- apo- logos speech leg- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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