apologue

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Noun apologue has 1 sense

fable, parable, allegory, apologue - a short moral story (often with animal characters)
--₁ is a kind of story
--₁ has particulars: Aesop's fables; Pilgrim's Progress

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Apologue

Noun: An allegorical narrative, often in the form of a fable or moral story, intended to convey a moral or lesson.

Example sentence: The apologue of "The Tortoise and the Hare" teaches us the value of perseverance.

Noun: A moral allegory or symbol representing a particular moral or principle.

Example sentence: In Arthur Miller's play "The Crucible," the witch trials serve as an apologue for the dangers of mass hysteria.

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