İngilizce-Türkçe-Almanca sözlük

1. tarziye, özür, itizar; müdafaa, savunma; yetersiz bir örnek veya taklit, özür; mazeret.

Etymology : Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French apologie, from Late Latin apologia, from Greek, from apo- + logos speech; more at LEGEND
Pronunciation : &-'pä-l&-jE
Function : noun
Date : 1533

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1. apologiessee under apology.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Anything provided as a substitute; a makeshift.
5. To offer an apology. a poor example; "it was an apology for a meal"; "a poor excuse for an automobile" an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone; "he wrote a letter of apology to the hostess" a formal written defense of something you believe in strongly.