Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

apologia

/ˌæp.əˈloʊ.d͡ʒi.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.36 in modern English

Syllables: apolo-gia
IPA: /ˌæp.əˈloʊ.d͡ʒi.ə/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A written defense of a position or belief.

Example Sentences

"Although I've enumerated some of the academic traditions and debates that have animated this book, it is not my purpose to offer a full apologia in these brief pages."
"“Gone With the Wind” was published in 1936, and despite heroic efforts over the last seven decades to transform it into something else, the novel stands as an apologia for the Old South — […]"
"The apologia his [Gabriel García Márquez] sons contribute at the beginning of the book is unconvincing, and their final excuse is particularly hard to swallow:[…]"

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀπολογία (apología, “speech in defense of a position”). Doublet of apology.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ἀπολογία

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌæp.əˈloʊ.d͡ʒi.ə/

Inflected Forms

apologias (plural) apologiae (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

apologeticism apologetics apologist apologize

Synonyms

apology apologism

Questions

How do you pronounce apologia?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌæp.əˈloʊ.d͡ʒi.ə/.
What does apologia mean?: A written defense of a position or belief.
Where does apologia come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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