allegorical en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- ăl″ĭ-gŏr′-ĭ-kəl
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- /ˌæl.ɪˈɡɔɹ.ɪ.kəl/ (General-American)
- ăl″ĭ-gôr′ĭ-kəl
Meanings
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Of, 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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most allegorical | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more allegorical | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
unallegorical · allegoricalness · allegoricality · allegorically · nonallegorical
Synonyms
Translations (31)
ka ალეგორიული (of, relating to, or containing allegory) · ca al·legòric (of, relating to, or containing allegory) · it allegorico (of, relating to, or containing allegory) · vo lalegorik (of, relating to, or containing allegory) · sv allegorisk (of, relating to, or containing allegory) · sh alegoričan (of, relating to, or containing allegory) · lv alegorisks (of, relating to, or containing allegory) · pl alegoryczny (of, relating to, or containing allegory) · de sinnbildlich (of, relating to, or containing allegory) · bg алегоричен (of, relating to, or containing allegory) · hu jelképes (of, relating to, or containing allegory) · eo alegoria (of, relating to, or containing allegory) · fr allégorique (of, relating to, or containing allegory) · hy այլաբանական (of, relating to, or containing allegory) · is líkingarfullur (of, relating to, or containing allegory) · nl allegorisch (of, relating to, or containing allegory) · ast alegóricu (of, relating to, or containing allegory) · gl alegórico (of, relating to, or containing allegory) · es alegórico (of, relating to, or containing allegory) · ru аллегори́ческий (of, relating to, or containing allegory) · hu allegorikus (of, relating to, or containing allegory) · be алегары́чны (of, relating to, or containing allegory) · pt alegórico (of, relating to, or containing allegory) · el αλληγορικός (of, relating to, or containing allegory) · grc ἀλληγορικός (of, relating to, or containing allegory) · fi allegorinen (of, relating to, or containing allegory) · da allegorisk (of, relating to, or containing allegory) · uk алегори́чний (of, relating to, or containing allegory) · cs alegorický (of, relating to, or containing allegory) · de allegorisch (of, relating to, or containing allegory) · gd samhlachail (of, relating to, or containing allegory)