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Also, al·le·gor·ic.
Related forms
al·le·gor·i·cal·ly, adverb
al·le·gor·i·cal·ness, noun
non·al·le·gor·ic, adjective
non·al·le·gor·i·cal, adjective
non·al·le·gor·i·cal·ly, adverb
EXPANDsem·i·al·le·gor·ic, adjective
sem·i·al·le·gor·i·cal, adjective
sem·i·al·le·gor·i·cal·ly, adverb
un·al·le·gor·i·cal, adjective
un·al·le·gor·i·cal·ly, adverb
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Allegorical
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So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
| a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S. |
| a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells. |
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allegorical
1520s, from Fr. allégorique, from L. allegoricus, from Gk. allegorikos (see allegory). Earlier form was allegoric (late 14c.).
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