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apologue |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: apologue n : a short moral story (often with animal characters) [syn: {fable}, {parable}, {allegory}]
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