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antapology

antapology noun: a response to an apology.

Noun

antapology (plural antapologies)

  1. (rare) A response to an apology.
    • I am confident you will have no publike uſe of them, for they will not dare to give a panctual Anſwer to your Antapology. Our Independents in the countrey are bold and pragmatical; I do in this corner make what oppoſition I can, and am reſolved ſo to continue, what hard meaſure ſoever I meet withal.1646, Thomas Edwards, The Firſt and Second Part of Gangræna: […], 3rd edition, London: […] T.R. and E.M. […], page 14
    • Each party dedicates their books unto the Synod, and printed apologies and antapologies, making complaints that the adverſe party did impute unto the Synod that which they never ſaid, and bringing teſtimonies of the Fathers to confirm their own opinion.1662, Alexander Petrie, “Century XVI”, in A Compendious History of the Catholick Church, […], The Hague: […] Adrian Vlack, page 255

Forms of antapology

pluralantapologies

Origin of antapology

From ant- + apology.

Questions about antapology

What does antapology mean?
Antapology means a response to an apology.
What part of speech is antapology?
Antapology is a noun.
What is the plural of antapology?
The plural of antapology is antapologies.

Words near antapology in the dictionary

  1. antaphrodisiacs
  2. antaphroditic
  3. antapical
  4. antapices
  5. antapologies
  6. antapology
  7. antapoplectic
  8. antapoplectics
  9. ANTaR
  10. Antara
  11. antarafacial

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