apologue
[ ap-uh-lawg, -log ]
/ ˈæp əˌlɔg, -ˌlɒg /
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noun
a didactic narrative; a moral fable.
an allegory.
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OTHER WORDS FROM apologue
ap·o·log·al, adjectiveWords nearby apologue
apologetics, apologia, Apologia pro Vita Sua, apologist, apologize, apologue, apology, apolune, apomict, apomixis, apomorphine
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apologue
/ (ˈæpəˌlɒɡ) /
noun
an allegory or moral fable
Word Origin for apologue
C17: from Latin, from Greek apologos
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