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allegory (oh)



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[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin; Origin: allegoria, from Greek, from allegorein 'to speak allegorically', from allos 'other' + agorein 'to speak publicly']
a story, painting etc in which the events and characters represent ideas or teach a moral lesson
-- allegorical /7AlZ5gCrIkEl ?@ -5gC:r-/ adj
-- allegorically /-kli/ adv