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Allegory

nounid 10034·updated May 18, 2026
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an expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances

polysemous

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Variants

synonym
apologueemblemfableparable
plural
Allegories
possessive
Allegory's
pluralpossessive
Allegories'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary3 sensesview framework →
§1
an expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances
§2
a story which can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, usually a moral or political one.
§3
a visible symbol representing an abstract idea

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