[C,U] (plural allegories) a story, play, picture, etc. in which each character or event is a symbol representing an idea or a quality, such as truth, evil, death, etc.; the use of such symbols:
a political allegory * the poet's use of allegory
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allegorical adjective:
an allegorical figure / novel
allegorically adverb
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