"allegorical" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌæl.ɪˈɡɔɹ.ɪ.kəl/ [General-American] Forms: more allegorical [comparative], most allegorical [superlative]
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  1. of, relating to, or containing allegory Synonyms: allegoric Derived forms: allegoricality, allegorically, allegoricalness, nonallegorical, unallegorical Translations (of, relating to, or containing allegory): alegóricu (Asturian), алегары́чны (aljeharýčny) (Belarusian), алегоричен (alegoričen) (Bulgarian), al·legòric (Catalan), alegorický (Czech), allegorisk (Danish), allegorisch (Dutch), alegoria (Esperanto), allegorinen (Finnish), allégorique (French), alegórico (Galician), allegorisch (German), sinnbildlich (German), αλληγορικός (alligorikós) (Greek), allegorikus (Hungarian), jelképes (Hungarian), allegorico (Italian), alegorisks (Latvian), alegoryczny (Polish), alegórico (Portuguese), аллегори́ческий (allegoríčeskij) (Russian), samhlachail (Scottish Gaelic), alegoričan (Serbo-Croatian), alegórico (Spanish), allegorisk (Swedish), алегори́чний (alehorýčnyj) (Ukrainian), lalegorik (Volapük)
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