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Definition of apologue : an allegorical narrative usually intended to convey a moral

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Examples of apologue in a Sentence the film is an apologue of sorts, but the message is couched in a zany and action-filled plot

First Known Use of apologue circa 1555, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for apologue borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French, borrowed from Latin apologus "tale, fable," borrowed from Greek apólogos "tale, fable, allegory," from apo- apo- + lógos "word, speech, story" — more at legend

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