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al·le·gor·i·cal A0207400 (ăl′ĭ-gôr′ĭ-kəl, -gŏr′-) also al·le·gor·ic (-ĭk)adj. Of, characteristic of, or containing allegory: an allegorical painting of Victory leading an army. al′le·gor′i·cal·ly adv.allegorical (ˌælɪˈɡɒrɪkəl) or allegoricadj (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) used in, containing, or characteristic of allegory ˌalleˈgorically adval•le•gor•i•cal (ˌæl ɪˈgɔr ɪ kəl, -ˈgɒr-) also al`le•gor′ic, adj. of the nature of or containing allegory; figurative: an allegorical poem. [1520–30; < Late Latin allēgoricus (< Greek allēgorikós; see allegory, -ic) + -al1] al`le•gor′i•cal•ly, adv. al`le•gor′i•cal•ness, n. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | allegorical - used in or characteristic of or containing allegory; "allegorical stories"; "an allegorical painting of Victory leading an army"allegoricrepresentative - standing for something else; "the bald eagle is representative of the United States" |
allegoricaladjective symbolic, figurative, symbolizing, emblematic, parabolic the allegorical novel 'The Master and Margarita'TranslationsallégoriqueallegoricoallegoriskallegoricalenUK Related to allegorical: anagogicalSynonyms for allegoricaladj symbolicSynonyms- symbolic
- figurative
- symbolizing
- emblematic
- parabolic
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