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apologies

  • /əˈpɒləd͡ʒiːz/ UK
  • /əˈpɑləd͡ʒiːz/ US

noun

  1. plural plural of apology
  2. plural plural of apologie

noun

  1. plural, plural only A list of people unable to attend a meeting, typically presented as the first item on the agenda.

interjection

  1. abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of my apologies

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: apologise, apologize, excuses, forgiveness, justifications, pardon, pardons, pretexts, rationales, regret, regrets, sorry, penitence, contrition, remorse, sorries

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"apologies." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/apologies. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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apologies. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/apologies

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"apologies." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/apologies.

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@misc{apologies_2026,
  title = {apologies},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/apologies},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}