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1. allegory
noun. ['ˈæləˌgɔri'] a short moral story (often with animal characters).
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Etymology
- allegory (English)
- allegorie (Middle English (1100-1500))
- allegorie (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
2. allegory
noun. ['ˈæləˌgɔri'] an expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances; an extended metaphor.
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Etymology
- allegory (English)
- allegorie (Middle English (1100-1500))
- allegorie (Old French (842-ca. 1400))