Definition of apologue Apologue
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We found 6 definitions of apologue from 5 different sources.
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What does apologue mean?
WordNet
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| apologue - a short moral story (often with animal characters) | ||
| fable, parable, allegory | ||
| story a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events; "he writes stories for the magazines" | ||
| aesop's fables a collection of fables believed to have been written by the Greek storyteller Aesop | ||
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Wiktionary 
- apologue (Noun)
A short story with a moral, often involving talking animals or objects; a fable. - apologue (Noun)
Use of fable to persuade the audience.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- apologue (n.)
A story or relation of fictitious events, intended to convey some moral truth; a moral fable.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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apologue
a′pol-og, n. a fable, parable, or short allegorical story, intended to serve as a pleasant vehicle for some moral doctrine—applied more particularly to one in which the actors are animals or inanimate things, e.g. the apologue of Jotham in Judges, ix. 7-15. [Fr.—Gr. apologos, a fable—apo, from, logos, speech.]
Part of speech
🔤- apologue, noun, singular of apologues.
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