allegory

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈælɪgəri/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈæləˌgɔri/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(al′ə gôr′ē, -gōr′ē)

Inflections of 'allegory' (n): npl: allegories
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allegory n (metaphor)alegoría nf
  metáfora nf
 The author's use of allegory is artful.
allegory n (metaphorical story)alegoría nf
  parábola nf
 The story is an allegory of faith.
allegory of [sth] n (symbolic representation)alegoría nf
 Marianne is a French national symbol; she is an allegory of freedom and justice.
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'allegory' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
allegorize - apologue - metaphor
Spanish:
alegoría


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