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- [al-uh-gawr-ee, -gohr-ee]
- /ˈæl əˌgɔr i, -ˌgoʊr i/
- /ˈæl.ə.ɡə.ri/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [al-uh-gawr-ee, -gohr-ee]
- /ˈæl əˌgɔr i, -ˌgoʊr i/
Definitions of allegory word
- countable noun allegory An allegory is a story, poem, or painting in which the characters and events are symbols of something else. Allegories are often moral, religious, or political. 3
- uncountable noun allegory Allegory is the use of characters and events in a story, poem, or painting to represent other things. 3
- noun allegory a poem, play, picture, etc, in which the apparent meaning of the characters and events is used to symbolize a deeper moral or spiritual meaning 3
- noun allegory the technique or genre that this represents 3
- noun allegory use of such symbolism to illustrate truth or a moral 3
- noun allegory anything used as a symbol or emblem 3
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Origin of allegory
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English allegorie < Latin allēgoria < Greek allēgoría, derivative of allēgoreîn to speak so as to imply something other. See allo-, agora1 Greek agoreúein to speak, proclaim, orig. meant to act (e.g., speak) in the assembly
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Parts of speech for Allegory
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preposition
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allegory popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
allegory usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for allegory
noun allegory
- figuration — the act of shaping into a particular figure.
- parable — a short allegorical story designed to illustrate or teach some truth, religious principle, or moral lesson.
- myth — a traditional or legendary story, usually concerning some being or hero or event, with or without a determinable basis of fact or a natural explanation, especially one that is concerned with deities or demigods and explains some practice, rite, or phenomenon of nature.
- symbol — something used for or regarded as representing something else; a material object representing something, often something immaterial; emblem, token, or sign.
- story — a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader; tale.
Antonyms for allegory
noun allegory
- non-fiction — the branch of literature comprising works of narrative prose dealing with or offering opinions or conjectures upon facts and reality, including biography, history, and the essay (opposed to fiction and distinguished from poetry and drama).
- truth — the true or actual state of a matter: He tried to find out the truth.
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