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==Etymology==
− It is from Late Latin apologia or French apologie,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986)^(NODE 1998) from Greek [[m|grc|ἀπολογία|tr=apología|t=a speech in defence]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) from apologeîsthai, to defend oneself, give an account of oneself,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) from apólogos, an account, story, from apó-, away, off, and lógos, speech (see [[logos]]).^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988)^(MWU 2024) Barnhart notes that apologie has been recorded in French since 1488.^(Barnhart 1988)
+ It is [[bor|la-lat|apologia]] or [[fr|apologie]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986)^(NODE 1998) from Greek [[m|grc|ἀπολογία|tr=apología|t=a speech in defence]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) from apologeîsthai, to defend oneself, give an account of oneself,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) from [[m|grc|ἀπόλογος|tr=apólogos]], an account, story, from [[m|grc|ἀπό-|tr=apó-]], away, off, and [[m|grc|λόγος|tr=lógos]], speech (see [[logos]]).^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988)^(MWU 2024) Barnhart notes that apologie has been recorded in French since 1488.^(Barnhart 1988)
==Earliest recorded meaning==