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ap·o·logue       [ap-uh-lawg, -log] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.a didactic narrative; a moral fable.
2.an allegory.
[Origin: 1545–55; (< MF) < L apologus < Gk apólogos fable. See apo-, -logue]

—Related forms
ap·o·log·al, adjective
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ap·o·logue       (āp'ə-lôg', -lŏg')  Pronunciation Key 
n.   A moral fable, especially one having animals or inanimate objects as characters.


[French, from Latin apologus, from Greek apologos : apo-, apo- + logos, speech; see leg- in Indo-European roots.]

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apologue

noun
a short moral story (often with animal characters) [syn: fable] 

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Apologue

Ap"o*logue\, n. [L. apologous, Gr. ?; ? from + ? speech, ? to speak: cf. F. apologue.] A story or relation of fictitious events, intended to convey some moral truth; a moral fable.

Note: An apologue differs from a parable in this;: the parable is drawn from events which take place among mankind, and therefore requires probability in the narrative; the apologue is founded on supposed actions of brutes or inanimate things, and therefore is not limited by strict rules of probability. [AE]sop's fables are good examples of apologues.

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