allegorical

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Pronunciation

• (GA) IPA: /ˌæl.ɪˈɡɔɹ.ɪ.kəl/

Adjective

allegorical

1. of, relating to, or containing allegory
   • c. 1717, Alexander Pope, remarks on Thomas Parnell's Battle of the Frogs and Mice

     An allegorical application.

   • Allegorical being […] that kind of language which says one thing, but means another.

Translations

• French: allégorique
• German: allegorisch, sinnbildlich
• Portuguese: alegórico
• Russian: аллегори́ческий
• Spanish: alegórico

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