About The Word Apologue
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Apologue
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What's The Definition Of Apologue?
[n] a short moral story (often with animal characters)
Synonyms | Synonyms for Apologue: allegory | fable | parable Related Terms | Find terms related to Apologue: See Also | Aesop's fables | story Apologue In Webster's Dictionary \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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