allegorical
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allegorical
- /ˌæl.ɪˈɡɔɹ.ɪ.kəl/ US
Where it comes from
From Latin allēgoricus + -al. By surface analysis, allegory + -ical.
adjective more allegorical · most allegorical
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Of, relating to, or containing allegory.
c. 1717, Alexander Pope, remarks on Thomas Parnell's Battle of the Frogs and Mice
An allegorical application.
Similar: allegoric
Translations
Every language
adj of, relating to, or containing allegory
| Español | alegórico |
|---|---|
| Português | alegórico |
| Français | allégorique |
| Deutsch | allegorisch, sinnbildlich |
| Italiano | allegorico |
| Ελληνικά | αλληγορικός alligorikós |
| Русский | аллегори́ческий allegoríčeskij |
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title = {allegorical},
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