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Meaning of with apologies to | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR C1

Definitions

A conventional way of attributing credit to somebody whose ideas or works one is adapting or parodying.

Examples

“With apologies to Jonathan Swift, May I make⟳ a “modest proposal?””
“Losing one's hearing suggests carelessness at best (with apologies to Oscar Wilde) and damnation at worst (in the biblical sense⟳).”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

with friends like these, who needs enemies with respect to with- wither- WIWAL WLM

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