English-Thai Dictionary
apologue
N นิยาย สอน คุณ ธรรม ืni -yai-sorn-kun-na-tam
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
APOLOGUE
n.ap'olog. [Gr. a long speech, a fable. ] A moral fable; a story or relation of fictitious events, intended to convey useful truths. An apologue differs from a parable in this; the parable is drawn from events which pass among mankind, and is therefore supported by probability; an apologue may be founded on supposed actions of brutes or inanimate things, and therefore does not require to be supported by probability. Esop's fables are good examples of apologues.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
APOLOGUE
Ap "o *logue, n. Etym: [L. apologous, Gr. apologue. ]
Defn: A story or relation of fictitious events, intended to convey some moral truth; a moral fable.
Note: An apologue differs from a parable in this; : the parable is drawn from events which take place among mankind, and therefore requires probability in the narrative; the apologue is founded on supposed actions of brutes or inanimate things, and therefore is not limited by strict rules of probability. Æsop's fables are good examples of apologues.
New American Oxford Dictionary
apologue
ap o logue |ˈapəˌlôg, -ˌläg ˈæpəlɔɡ | ▶noun a moral fable, esp. one with animals as characters. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from French, via Latin from Greek apologos ‘story. ’
Oxford Dictionary
apologue
apologue |ˈapəlɒg | ▶noun a moral fable, especially one with animals as characters. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from French, via Latin from Greek apologos ‘story ’.
French Dictionary
apologue
apologue n. m. nom masculin Courte fable.
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