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ap⋅o⋅logue
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ˈæp
əˌlɔg
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-ˌlɒg
/
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–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')
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.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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