əˌlɔg, -ˌlɒg noun
1.
a didactic narrative; a moral fable.
2.
an allegory.
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| —n | |
| an allegory or moral fable | |
| [C17: from Latin, from Greek apologos] | |
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apologue
"moral fable," 1550s, from Fr. apologue, from L. apologus, from Gk. apologos, from apo- "off, away from" + logos "speech" (see lecture). Lit. "(that which comes) from a speech."
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