Allegorical Meaning
/ˌæl.ɪˈɡɔɹ.ɪ.kəl/Definition, CEFR level C2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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adjOf, relating to, or containing allegory.
"c. 1717, Alexander Pope, remarks on Thomas Parnell's Battle of the Frogs and Mice
An allegorical application."
"Allegorical being […] that kind of language which says one thing, but means another."— 1861, Friedrich Max Müller, Lectures on the Science of Language:
Sentence Examples
It's a very allegorical description.
The novel is an allegorical tale about the dangers of greed.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The author wrote an ____ novel where characters represent abstract concepts like greed.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The story is an ____ tale about the dangers of extreme greed.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The author wrote an ____ novel where characters represent abstract concepts like greed.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The story is an ____ tale about the dangers of extreme greed.