About The Word Allegoric
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Allegoric
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What's The Definition Of Allegoric?
[adj] used in or characteristic of or containing allegory; "allegorical stories"; "an allegorical painting of Victory leading an army"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Allegoric: allegorical | representative Related Terms | Find terms related to Allegoric: See Also | Allegoric In Webster's Dictionary \Al`le*gor"ic\, Allegorical \Al`le*gor"ic*al\, a. [F.
all['e]gorique, L. allegorius, fr. Gr. ?. See {Allegory}.]
Belonging to, or consisting of, allegory; of the nature of an
allegory; describing by resemblances; figurative. ``An
allegoric tale.'' --Falconer. ``An allegorical application.''
--Pope.
Allegorical being . . . that kind of language which
says one thing, but means another. --Max Miller.
{Al`le*gor"ic*al*ly}, adv. -- {Al`le*gor"ic*al*ness}, n.
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