Preapology
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 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, […]"
Example
More examples"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, […]"
Etymology
From pre- + apology.
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