"preapology" meaning in English

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      "expansion": "pre- + apology",
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  "etymology_text": "pre- + apology",
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      "form": "preapologies",
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          "ref": "1916, D. Emery, The Seventh Regiment Gazette,, volume 31, page 141",
          "text": "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, […]",
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          "ref": "2004, Aaron Lazare, On Apology, Oxford University Press, page 172",
          "text": "A common “pre-apology” occurs when people “apologize” in anticipation of leaving a meeting early.",
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        "An apology in advance; an apology before the fact."
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        {
          "word": "preapologize"
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        {
          "word": "pre-apology"
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  "word": "preapology"
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      "expansion": "pre- + apology",
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "pre- + apology",
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    {
      "form": "preapologies",
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "word": "preapologize"
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        "An apology in advance; an apology before the fact."
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