mazeret
- A valid justification that allows a mistake to be forgiven.
- A made-up excuse to deflect or mitigate a fault.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/maːzeˈɾet/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish معذرت (maʾẕeret, “a having an excuse, a valid excuse, an excuse, apology”), from Arabic مَعْذِرَة (maʕḏira, “excuse, forgiveness, pardon”), verbal noun of عَذَرَ (ʕaḏara, “to excuse”).
excuse
Ausrede
scusa usprawiedliwienie
δικαιολογία
excusa
عُذْر άλλοθι
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