Pronounced: ap-roh-BAY-shun, noun
Notes: I think I’ve run across this word, but I didn’t know the meaning
Yesterday’s word
The word apologia means “a defense especially of one’s opinions, position, or actions
First usage
Our word came into English in the late 1700s
Background / Comments
Our word may look like “apology”, but while the common meaning of apology admits of wrongdoing, our word is more a defense of actions. Our word came from Late Latin, which came from Greek, meaning “a speaking in defense”.
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