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al·le·go·ry (ăĺĭ-gôŕē, -gōŕē)

[Middle English allegorie, from Latin allēgoria, from Greek, from allēgorein, to interpret allegorically, allos, other, + agoreuein, to speak publicly (from agora, marketplace; see ger-).]

noun: pl., -ries. 

    1. The representation of abstract ideas or principles by characters, figures, or events in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form.
    2. A story, picture, or play employing such representation. John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress and Herman Melville's Moby Dick are allegories.
  2. A symbolic representation: The blindfolded figure with scales is an allegory of justice.

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aĺle·górist
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