Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A formal defense or justification. synonym: apology.
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- noun A
written defense of aposition orbelief .
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- noun a formal written defense of something you believe in strongly
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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How this can be twisted in apologia for McCarthy is beyond me.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Taking the Washington Post to School
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The second apologia is that the Lib Dem leadership concluded before the election that their policy on tuition fees was unsustainable.
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Another death-row apologia from the convicted cop killer and self-proclaimed political prisoner, philosopher, and poet.
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Another death-row apologia from the convicted cop killer and self-proclaimed political prisoner, philosopher, and poet.
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(There is one striking exception: his Apology, which purports to be the speech that Socrates gave in his defense ” the Greek word apologia means “defense” ” when, in 399, he was legally charged and convicted of the crime of impiety.
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When the Village Voice suggested in 1982 that Mr. Kosinski might not have been the sole author of all of his novels, The Times responded with an unprecedented 6,500-word apologia for Mr. Kosinski, which started across the top of the front page of the Arts and Leisure section.
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When the Village Voice suggested in 1982 that Mr. Kosinski might not have been the sole author of all of his novels, The Times responded with an unprecedented 6,500-word apologia for Mr. Kosinski, which started across the top of the front page of the Arts and Leisure section.
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When the Village Voice suggested in 1982 that Mr. Kosinski might not have been the sole author of all of his novels, The Times responded with an unprecedented 6,500-word apologia for Mr. Kosinski, which started across the top of the front page of the Arts and Leisure section.
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Valatan's Ray Lankford apologia, which is always a plus.
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Valatan's Ray Lankford apologia, which is always a plus.
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