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allegory
allegory
/ˈæləˌɡɔːri/
noun
(
)
A short moral story (often with animal characters)
(
apologue
,
fable
,
exemplum
,
allegory
,
parable
)
a short moral story (often with animal characters)
An expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances; an extended metaphor
(
allegory
)
an expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances; an extended metaphor
"Animal Farm" by George Orwell is an allegory of the Russian Revolution.
"Animal Farm" by George Orwell is an allegory of the Russian Revolution.
A visible symbol representing an abstract idea
(
allegory
,
emblem
)
a visible symbol representing an abstract idea
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