ap·o·logue \ˈapəˌlȯg also -äg\noun (-s) Etymology: alteration of earlier apology, modification (influenced by apology) of French apologue, from Latin apologus, from Greek apologos, from apo- + logos word — more at legend : an allegorical narrative (as a beast fable) usually intended to convey a moral < Aesop was the master of the apologue > Synonyms:see allegory