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allegori — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • allegory noun A story, picture, or other work whose characters and events stand for a deeper, often moral or political, meaning.

Senses

allegori is used for these senses in English:

  • allegory (uncountable, rhetoric) The use of symbols which may be interpreted to reveal a hidden, broader message, usually a moral or political one, about real-world issues and occurrences; also, the interpretation of such symbols.
  • allegory A picture, story, or other form of communication in which one or more characters, events, or places are used to reveal a hidden, broader message about real-world issues and occurrences.

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