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Definition of allegorical adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

allegorical

adjective
 
/ˌæləˈɡɒrɪkl/
 
/ˌæləˈɡɔːrɪkl/
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  1. (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
    Topics Literature and writingc2
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