apologue
About 0.04 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun A short story with a moral, often involving talking animals or objects; a fable.
- noun The use of fable to persuade the audience.
Similar words
fable parable allegory apolog exemplum apothegm epimythium apophthegm fairy story parody
Often followed by
of or is and in to on which for
Word family
apologues
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