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allegory [n]
 
1)a short moral story (often with animal characters)
    Synonyms :apologue fable parable 
    See Also: story  allegorise  allegorise  aesop's_fables  pilgrim's_progress 
 
2)a visible symbol representing an abstract idea
    Synonyms :emblem 
    See Also: symbol  allegorise  allegorise  scarlet_letter  donkey  dove  eagle  elephant  fasces  ensign  hammer_and_sickle  red_flag  magen_david  badge  agnus_dei  maple-leaf  medallion  spread_eagle  hakenkreuz 
 
3)an expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances; an extended metaphor
    Synonyms :
    See Also: expressive_style  allegorise  allegorise 
 



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