allegorical
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Allegorical
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So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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| —adj | |
| used in, containing, or characteristic of allegory | |
| allegoric or allegoric | |
| —adj | |
| alle'gorically or allegoric | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
allegorical
1520s, from Fr. allégorique, from L. allegoricus, from Gk. allegorikos (see allegory). Earlier form was allegoric (late 14c.).
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Example sentences
And he has never ceased to practice a method of allegorical interpretation that makes the text conform to interpreters' ideas.
There is no indication of how much is allegorical and how much is literal.
The eagles were soon replaced with six different allegorical figures.
As new life forms rampage over the old, a pointed allegorical subtext emerges that speaks to the state of the festival itself.
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