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apologue

[ ap-uh-lawg, -log ]

noun

  1. a didactic narrative; a moral fable.
  2. an allegory.


apologue

/ ˈæpəˌlɒɡ /

noun

  1. an allegory or moral fable
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • apo·logal adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of apologue1

1545–55; (< Middle French ) < Latin apologus < Greek apólogos fable. See apo-, -logue
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Word History and Origins

Origin of apologue1

C17: from Latin, from Greek apologos
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Example Sentences

His introduction (‘An Apologue for an Epilogue’) is full of such outrageous nonsense as to suggest suspicion of his sanity.

The apologue is quite clear; and yet a certain amount of intelligence is necessary for its comprehension.

Rasselas is simply an extended and glorified moral apologue—an enlarged "Vision of Mirza."

No apologue addressed to the mature intelligence alone, or framed to fit the society of his day, is here included.

A venerable apologue attaches to the nesting habit of the flamingo.

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