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   allegory

   /ˈalɪɡ(ə)ri/

   noun

   • 1. a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one: "Pilgrim's Progress is an allegory of the spiritual journey"
   • ▪ a symbol.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French allegorie, via Latin from Greek allēgoria, from allos ‘other’ + -agoria ‘speaking’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. allegorist noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

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