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allegory noun (allegories) 1 a story, play, poem, picture, etc in which the characters represent moral or spiritual ideas or messages. 2 symbolism of this sort.
ETYMOLOGY: 14c: from French allegorie, from Greek allos other + agoreuein to speak in public.
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