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Apology

Uh-PAH-luh-jee

/ʌˈpɑːlʌˌdʒiː/

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apology

Dictionary meaning

A poor example.

Examples

  • It was an apology for a meal.
  • They wrote a letter of apology to the server.

Synonyms: excuse

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