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1. (n.) apology
an expression of regret for having committed an error or rudeness.
2. apology
a defense or justification of a cause or doctrine.
3. apology
an inferior substitute; makeshift.
Etymology: (1400–50; late ME apologe (< MF) < LL apologia < Gk)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) apology
an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone
"he wrote a letter of apology to the hostess"
2. (noun) apology, apologia
a formal written defense of something you believe in strongly
3. (noun) apology, excuse
a poor example
"it was an apology for a meal"; "a poor excuse for an automobile"
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1. (noun) apology
an expression of regret
to make an apology; I owe you an apology.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Apology
something said or written in defense or justification of what appears to others wrong, or of what may be liable to disapprobation; justification; as, Tertullian's Apology for Christianity
2. (noun) Apology
an acknowledgment intended as an atonement for some improper or injurious remark or act; an admission to another of a wrong or discourtesy done him, accompanied by an expression of regret
3. (noun) Apology
anything provided as a substitute; a makeshift
4. (verb) Apology
to offer an apology
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Sense: showing regret or saying one is sorry for having done something wrong etc
an apologetic letter.; Please accept my apology for not arriving on time; He made his apologies for not attending the meeting.
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 Afrikaans: verskoning |
 Arabic: إعْتِذار |
 Bulgarian: извинение |
 Brazilian: desculpas |
 Czech: omluva |
 German: die Entschuldigung |
 Danish: undskyldning |
 Greek: αίτηση συγγνώμης |
 Spanish: disculpa |
 Estonian: vabandus |
 Farsi: عذرخواهی؛ پوزش |
 Finnish: pahoittelu |
 French: excuse(s) |
 Hebrew: הִתְנַצְלוּת |
 Hindi: क्षमाप्रार्थना |
 Croatian: isprika |
 Hungarian: bocsánatkérés |
 Indonesian: permintaan maaf |
 Icelandic: afsökun |
 Italian: scusa |
 Japanese: 謝罪 |
 Korean: 사과 |
 Lithuanian: atsiprašymas |
 Latvian: atvainošanās |
 Malay: meminta maaf |
 Dutch: verontschuldiging |
 Norwegian: unnskyldning |
 Polish: przeprosiny |
 Persian: عذرخواهی؛ پوزش |
 Pashto: معذرت غوښتل |
 Portuguese: desculpa |
 Romanian: scuze |
 Russian: извинение |
 Slovak: ospravedlnenie |
 Slovenian: opravičilo |
 Serbian: izvinjenje |
 Swedish: ursäkt |
 Thai: คำขอโทษ |
 Turkish: özür |
 Taiwanese: 道歉 |
 Ukrainian: перепрошення, вибачення |
 Urdu: معافی ، معذرت |
 Vietnamese: lời xin lỗi |
 Chinese: 道歉 |
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