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preapology

noun

Etymology

From pre- + apology.

  1. derived from ἀπολογία
  2. derived from apologia
  3. borrowed from apologie
  4. prefixed as preapology — “pre + apology”

Definitions

  1. An apology in advance

    An apology in advance; an apology before the fact.

    • However, I am informed that Gazette readers were greeted with a somewhat similar pre-apology by Justice when he first put pen to paper in the capacity of what he calls scribe, […]
    • A common “pre-apology” occurs when people “apologize” in anticipation of leaving a meeting early.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA