apología

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See also: apologia

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin apologia, from Ancient Greek ἀπολογία (apología, a speech in defence), from ἀπόλογος (apólogos, an account, story), from ἀπό (apó, from, off) + λόγος (lógos, speech).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /apoloˈxia/
  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Syllabification: a‧po‧lo‧gí‧a

Noun

apología f (plural apologías)

  1. apology; eulogy, defense

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