Allegory Meaning

There are 3 meaning(s) for word Allegory

Meaning 1 : a short moral story (often with animal characters)

    Synonyms : apologue,  fable,  parable
Meaning 2 : a visible symbol representing an abstract idea

    Synonyms : emblem
Meaning 3 : an expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances; an extended metaphor


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