apologue

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French apologue, from Latin apologus from Ancient Greek ἀπόλογος (apólogos, “story, tale, fable”) from ἀπό- (apó-, “off, away from”) + λόγος (lógos, “speech”). Equivalent to apo- +‎ -logue. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈæpəlɒɡ/ === Noun === apologue (countable and uncountable, plural apologues) A short story with a moral, often involving talking animals or objects; a fable. (rhetoric) The use of fable to persuade the audience. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== apologetic apology ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === From Latin apologus, from Ancient Greek ἀπόλογος (apólogos). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.pɔ.lɔɡ/ === Noun === apologue m (plural apologues) apologue === Further reading === “apologue”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012