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apologia

[ap-uh-loh-jee-uh]

ap·o·lo·gi·a

[ap-uh-loh-jee-uh]
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:
1775–85; < Late Latin < Greek: a speaking in defense. See apo-, log-, -ia
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Apologia has a plethora of syllables.
So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
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apologia (ˌæpəˈləʊdʒɪə)
 
n
a formal written defence of a cause or one's beliefs or conduct

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