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De - Pt| English Dictionary: apologue | by the DICT Development Group |
| 2 results for apologue | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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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. [92]sop's fables are good examples of apologues. | |
