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apolo·gy (ə päl′ə jē)

noun pl. apologies -·gies

  1. a formal spoken or written defense of some idea, religion, philosophy, etc.
  2. an acknowledgment of some fault, injury, insult, etc., with an expression of regret and a plea for pardon
  3. an inferior substitute; makeshift he is a poor apology for an actor

Etymology: LL(Ec) apologia < Gr, a speaking in defense < apologeisthai, to speak in defense < apo-, from + logos, speech: see logic

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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