meaning of apology
1. Something said or written in defense or justification of what appears to others wrong, or of what may be liable to disapprobation; justification; as, Tertullians Apology for Christianity.
2. 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. Anything provided as a substitute; a makeshift.
4. To offer an apology.
5. a poor example; "it was an apology for a meal"; "a poor excuse for an
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