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[syn: allegorical, allegoric]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Allegoric \Al`le*gor"ic\, Allegorical \Al`le*gor"ic*al\, a. [F.
all['e]gorique, L. allegorius, fr. Gr. ?. See Allegory.]
Belonging to, or consisting of, allegory; of the nature of an
allegory; describing by resemblances; figurative. "An
allegoric tale." --Falconer. "An allegorical application."
--Pope.
[1913 Webster]
Allegorical being . . . that kind of language which
says one thing, but means another. --Max Miller.
[1913 Webster] Al`le*gor"ic*al*ly, adv. --
Al`le*gor"ic*al*ness, n.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
allegoric
adj 1: used in or characteristic of or containing allegory;
"allegorical stories"; "an allegorical painting of
Victory leading an army" [syn: allegorical,
allegoric]