allegory 3
noundomain: communication
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
an expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances; an extended metaphor
Hypernym
a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period
EnglishDerivationally related form
allegorical 1
adjective
used in or characteristic of or containing allegory
allegoric 1
adjective
used in or characteristic of or containing allegory
allegorize 2
verb
make into an allegory
allegorise 2
verb
make into an allegory
allegorize 1
verb
interpret as an allegory
