allegory
1. [ noun ] (writing) a short moral story (often with animal characters)
Synonyms: parable apologue fable
Related terms: story Aesop's_fables pilgrim's_progress allegorize allegorize
2. [ noun ] (psychology) a visible symbol representing an abstract idea
Synonyms: emblem
Related terms: symbol symbol badge flag Star_of_David fasces hammer_and_sickle donkey dove scarlet_letter maple-leaf Agnus_Dei spread_eagle swastika elephant medallion eagle red_flag allegorize allegorize
3. [ noun ] an expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances; an extended metaphor
Related terms: expressive_style allegorize allegorize
Similar spelling:   allegorizer
  allegoriser
  allegoric
  allegro
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  allegorical
  alger
  Allegra
  al_gore
  allegretto
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