allegorical
adjective/ˌæləˈɡɒrɪkl/
/ˌæləˈɡɔːrɪkl/
- (of a story, play, picture, etc. ) using characters or events as symbols to represent an idea or a quality, such as truth, evil, death, etc.
- an allegorical figure/novel
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