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Allegory

noun
/ˈæl.ɘˌɡoʊɹ.i/
Word Frequency: 2.6

Definitions

1.nounThe representation of abstract principles by characters or figures.
2.nounA picture, book, or other form of communication using such representation.
3.nounA symbolic representation which can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, usually a moral or political one.
4.nounA category that retains some of the structure of the category of binary relations between sets, representing a high-level generalisation of that category.

Synonyms

parableapologuefablemetaphoranalogysymbolismrepresentationillustrationtropeemblemmythtale

Rhymes With

repositoryhoaryquarrydesultorytransitoryambulatoryglorydilatory
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