apologue meaning

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

Definition of apologue

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

    Synonyms: fable, parable, allegory

    Type of: story

    Kinds: Aesop's fables, Pilgrim's Progress

Scrabble score: 11 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with AP · words ending in UE · 8-letter words

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