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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024al•le•go•ry /ˈæləˌgɔri/USA pronunciation n., pl. -ries. - a story or poem in which moral lessons are conveyed through the actions of fictional characters that serve as symbols:[countable]the allegory of the Pied Piper.
- [uncountable] the use of allegory in literature.
al•le•gor•i•cal /ˌæləˈgɔrɪkəl, -ˈgɑr-/USA pronunciation al•le•gor•ic, adj. al•le•gor•i•cal•ly, adv. al•le•gor•ist, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024al•le•go•ry (al′ə gôr′ē, -gōr′ē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ries. - a representation of an abstract or spiritual meaning through concrete or material forms;
figurative treatment of one subject under the guise of another. - a symbolical narrative:the allegory ofPiers Plowman.
- emblem (def. 3).
- Greek allēgoría, derivative of allēgoreîn to speak so as to imply something other. See allo-, agora; Greek agoreúein to speak, proclaim, origin, originally meant to act (e.g., speak) in the assembly
- Latin allēgoria
- Middle English allegorie 1350–1400
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged fable, parable.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: allegory /ˈælɪɡərɪ/ n ( pl -ries)- a poem, play, picture, etc, in which the apparent meaning of the characters and events is used to symbolize a deeper moral or spiritual meaning
- use of such symbolism to illustrate truth or a moral
- anything used as a symbol or emblem
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French allegorie, from Latin allēgoria, from Greek, from allēgorein to speak figuratively, from allos other + agoreuein to make a speech in public, from agora a public gatheringˈallegorist n |