allegorical

[ al-i-gawr-i-kuhl, -gor- ]
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adjective
  1. consisting of or pertaining to allegory; of the nature of or containing allegory; figurative: an allegorical poem;an allegorical meaning.

Origin of allegorical

1
First recorded in 1520–30; equivalent to Late Latin allēgoric(us) (from Greek allēgorikós; see allegory, -ic) + -al1
  • Also al·le·gor·ic [al-i-gawr-ik, -gor-] /ˌæl ɪˈgɔr ɪk, -ˈgɒr-/ .

Other words from allegorical

  • al·le·gor·i·cal·ly, adverb
  • al·le·gor·i·cal·ness, noun
  • non·al·le·gor·ic, adjective
  • non·al·le·gor·i·cal, adjective
  • non·al·le·gor·i·cal·ly, adverb
  • sem·i·al·le·gor·ic, adjective
  • sem·i·al·le·gor·i·cal, adjective
  • sem·i·al·le·gor·i·cal·ly, adverb
  • un·al·le·gor·i·cal, adjective
  • un·al·le·gor·i·cal·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for allegorical

allegorical

allegoric

/ (ˌælɪˈɡɒrɪkəl) /


adjective
  1. used in, containing, or characteristic of allegory

Derived forms of allegorical

  • allegorically, adverb

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