apology
/əˈpɒləˌdʒi/uh-PAH-luh-jee
/əˈpɑləˌdʒi/uh-PAH-luh-jee
Meaninga speech in one’s own defence
Common meaning: a statement saying sorry
- apoGreek: away, off
- loga word, saying; reckoning, reasonLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 476 · scan
- ynoun ending
‘away, off’ + ‘a word, saying’ → apology
Journey through time
- Greekἀπολογία‘a speech in defence’source
- Englishapology‘a statement saying sorry’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) ‘a word, saying’.
Roots
- λόγος (lógos) Ancient Greek “a word, saying; reckoning, reason”
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