based on or told of in traditional stories; lacking factual basis or historical validity
fabulist
noun
a person who tells or invents fables
parabolic
adjective
resembling or expressed by parables
parabolical
adjective
resembling or expressed by parables
allegorical
adjective
used in or characteristic of or containing allegory
allegorize
verb
interpret as an allegory
allegorise
verb
interpret as an allegory
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Entschuldigung
eine kurze moralische Geschichte (oft mit Tierfiguren)
🇪🇸Spanish
apólogo
una breve historia moral (a menudo con personajes animales)
🇮🇹Italian
apologo
una breve storia morale (spesso con personaggi animali)
🇳🇱Dutch
verontschuldiging
een kort moreel verhaal (vaak met dierlijke karakters)
🇵🇹Portuguese
apólogo
uma pequena história moral (geralmente com personagens animais)
🇷🇺Russian
извинение
короткий моральный рассказ (часто с персонажами-животными)
India
🇮🇳Hindi
क्षमा करें
एक छोटी नैतिक कहानी (अक्सर पशु पात्रों के साथ)
🇧🇩Bengali
ক্ষমাপ্রার্থী
একটি ছোট নৈতিক গল্প (প্রায়শই পশু চরিত্রের সাথে)
🇮🇳Tamil
மன்னிப்பு
ஒரு சிறு தார்மீகக் கதை (பெரும்பாலும் விலங்கு பாத்திரங்களுடன்)
🇮🇳Telugu
క్షమాపణలు
ఒక చిన్న నైతిక కథ (తరచుగా జంతువుల పాత్రలతో)
🇮🇳Marathi
माफी मागणे
एक लहान नैतिक कथा (बहुतेकदा प्राण्यांच्या पात्रांसह)
🇮🇳Gujarati
માફી
ટૂંકી નૈતિક વાર્તા (ઘણી વખત પ્રાણી પાત્રો સાથે)
🇮🇳Kannada
ಕ್ಷಮೆಯಾಚಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ
ಒಂದು ಸಣ್ಣ ನೈತಿಕ ಕಥೆ (ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಪ್ರಾಣಿಗಳ ಪಾತ್ರಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ)
🇮🇳Malayalam
ക്ഷമാപണം
ഒരു ചെറിയ ധാർമ്മിക കഥ (പലപ്പോഴും മൃഗങ്ങളുടെ കഥാപാത്രങ്ങൾക്കൊപ്പം)
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਮਾਫ਼ੀ
ਇੱਕ ਛੋਟੀ ਨੈਤਿਕ ਕਹਾਣੀ (ਅਕਸਰ ਜਾਨਵਰਾਂ ਦੇ ਪਾਤਰਾਂ ਨਾਲ)
🇵🇰Urdu
معذرت
ایک مختصر اخلاقی کہانی (اکثر جانوروں کے کرداروں کے ساتھ)
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
辩解者
一个简短的道德故事（通常有动物角色）
🇯🇵Japanese
謝罪
短い道徳的な物語（多くの場合、動物の登場人物が登場する）
🇰🇷Korean
사과하다
짧은 도덕적 이야기(종종 동물 캐릭터 포함)
🇻🇳Vietnamese
xin lỗi
một câu chuyện đạo đức ngắn (thường có nhân vật động vật)
🇹🇭Thai
ขอโทษ
เรื่องศีลธรรมสั้นๆ (มักมีตัวละครสัตว์)
🇮🇩Indonesian
meminta maaf
cerita moral pendek (seringkali dengan karakter binatang)
🇵🇭Filipino
paghingi ng tawad
isang maikling kwentong moral (madalas na may mga karakter ng hayop)
🇲🇾Malay
minta maaf
cerita moral pendek (selalunya dengan watak haiwan)
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
خرافة أخلاقية المغزى
قصة أخلاقية قصيرة (غالبًا بشخصيات حيوانية)
🇮🇷Persian
عذرخواهی
داستان کوتاه اخلاقی (اغلب با شخصیت های حیوانی)
🇹🇷Turkish
özür
kısa bir ahlaki hikaye (genellikle hayvan karakterlerle)
🇮🇱Hebrew
התנצלות
סיפור מוסרי קצר (לעתים קרובות עם דמויות של חיות)
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'apologue'?
The primary meaning of 'apologue' is 'a short moral story (often with animal characters)'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'apologue' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'apologue' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'apologue' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'apologue' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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