Synonyms

apologue

American

[ap-uh-lawg, -log] / ˈæp əˌlɔg, -ˌlɒg /

noun

a didactic narrative; a moral fable.
an allegory.

apologue British

/ ˈæpəˌlɒɡ /

noun

an allegory or moral fable

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

apologal

adjective

Etymology

Origin of apologue

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

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