apologue

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a short allegorical story or fable intended to convey a moral lesson

   The tale of the fox and the grapes is an apologue about dismissing what one cannot obtain.

Borrowed through French apologue and Latin apologus from Ancient Greek apologos, 'story or fable,' formed from apo-, 'away or off,' + logos, 'speech or account.' Despite their similar spelling, apologue and apology developed distinct modern meanings from related Greek formations.

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