English dictionary
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English noun: allegory | |||
| 1. | allegory (communication) a short moral story (often with animal characters) | ||
| Synonyms | apologue, fable, parable | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | story | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | Aesop's fables | ||
| Instance hyponym | Pilgrim's Progress | ||
| 2. | allegory (communication) a visible symbol representing an abstract idea | ||
| Synonyms | emblem | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | symbol, symbolic representation, symbolisation, symbolization | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | Agnus Dei, badge, cupid, donkey, dove, eagle, elephant, ensign, fasces, Hakenkreuz, hammer and sickle, Magen David, maple-leaf, medallion, Mogen David, national flag, Paschal Lamb, red flag, scarlet letter, Shield of David, Solomon's seal, spread eagle, Star of David, swastika | ||
| 3. | allegory (communication) an expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances; an extended metaphor | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | expressive style, style | ||
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