apologue

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun a short moral story (often with animal characters)

Etymology

Borrowed from French apologue, from Latin apologus from Ancient Greek ἀπόλογος (apólogos, “story, tale, fable”) from ἀπό- (apó-, “off, away from”) + λόγος (lógos, “speech”). Equivalent to apo- + -logue.

In classic literature

Synonyms

fable, parable, allegory

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