apologue
[ap-uh-lawg, -log]
noun
a didactic narrative; a moral fable.
an allegory.
Origin of apologue
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Historical Examples of apologue
And here, Socrates, I will leave the apologue and resume the argument.
ProtagorasPlato
I had no answer for the apologue—not even for the self-condemnatory tone in which he told it.
Aladdin & Co.Herbert Quick
The anecdote was of the character of an apologue, and pertained to game.
Evan Harrington, CompleteGeorge Meredith
This apologue pleased the Cardinal, though, in fact, it was very superficial.
The Duchess of TrajettoAnne Manning
Length is not an essential matter in the definition of an apologue.
apologue
noun
Word Origin for apologue
C17: from Latin, from Greek apologos
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