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allegorical - 2 dictionary results

al⋅le⋅gor⋅i⋅cal

  [al-i-gawr-i-kuhl, -gor-]
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–adjective
consisting of or pertaining to allegory; of the nature of or containing allegory; figurative: an allegorical poem; an allegorical meaning.
Also, al⋅le⋅gor⋅ic.

Origin:
1520–30; < LL allēgoricus (< Gk allēgorikós; see allegory, -ic ) + -al 1

Related forms:
al⋅le⋅gor⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
al⋅le⋅gor⋅i⋅cal⋅ness, noun
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al·le·gor·i·cal   (āl'ĭ-gôr'ĭ-kəl, -gŏr'-)   
adj.  Of, characteristic of, or containing allegory: an allegorical painting of Victory leading an army.
al'le·gor'i·cal·ly adv.
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