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apologia

apologia

See also: apología

English

Noun

apologia (plural apologias)

  1. A written defense of a position or belief.
    • 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. - 1999 Preface from "Gender Trouble" by Judith Butler

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Finnish

Noun

apologia

  1. apologia

Declension

Inflection of apologia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative apologia apologiat
genitive apologian apologioiden
apologioitten
partitive apologiaa apologioita
illative apologiaan apologioihin
singular plural
nominative apologia apologiat
accusative nom. apologia apologiat
gen. apologian
genitive apologian apologioiden
apologioitten
apologiainrare
partitive apologiaa apologioita
inessive apologiassa apologioissa
elative apologiasta apologioista
illative apologiaan apologioihin
adessive apologialla apologioilla
ablative apologialta apologioilta
allative apologialle apologioille
essive apologiana apologioina
translative apologiaksi apologioiksi
instructive apologioin
abessive apologiatta apologioitta
comitative apologioineen

Italian

Etymology

Ancient Greek + -logia

Noun

apologia f (plural apologie)

  1. apology, apologia

Related terms


Portuguese

Noun

apologia f (plural apologias)

  1. apology (formal justification, defence)