apologia

[ ap-uh-loh-jee-uh ]
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noun
  1. an apology, as in defense or justification of a belief, idea, etc.

  2. Literature. a work written as an explanation or justification of one's motives, convictions, or acts.

Origin of apologia

1
1775–85; <Late Latin <Greek: a speaking in defense. See apo-, log-, -ia

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apologia

/ (ˌæpəˈləʊdʒɪə) /


noun
  1. a formal written defence of a cause or one's beliefs or conduct

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