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al·le·go·ry A0207600 (ăl′ĭ-gôr′ē)n. pl. al·le·go·ries 1. a. The representation of abstract ideas or principles by characters, figures, or events in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form.b. A story, picture, or play employing such representation. John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress and Herman Melville's Moby-Dick are allegories.2. A symbolic representation: The blindfolded figure with scales is an allegory of justice.
[Middle English allegorie, from Latin allēgoria, from Greek, from allēgorein, to interpret allegorically : allos, other; see al- in Indo-European roots + agoreuein, to speak publicly (from agorā, marketplace; see ger- in Indo-European roots).]
al′le·go′rist n.al•le•go•rist (ˈæl ɪˌgɔr ɪst, -ˌgoʊr-, ˈæl ɪ gər ɪst)
n. a writer of allegories. [1675–85] ThesaurusSeeallegory |