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Allegorical

{

Alˊle-gor′ic

,

Alˊle-gor′ic-al

, }
Adj.
[F.
allégorique
, L.
allegorius
, fr. Gr. [GREEK]. 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.
Alˊle-gor′ic-al-ly
,
adv.
–
Alˊle-gor′ic-al-ness
,
Noun.