apologue
3 synonyms for apologue, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A brief tale that teaches a lesson, often using animals or objects that talk; a fable.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Etymology
Borrowed from French apologue, from Latin apologus, from Ancient Greek ἀπόλογος (apólogos, 'story, tale, fable'), from ἀπό- (apó-, 'off, away from') plus λόγος (lógos, 'speech'). It is equivalent to apo- plus -logue.
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