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- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
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allegories |
| definition 1: |
a device in art or literature by which abstract moral or spiritual qualities are represented by concrete characters, things, and events.
In this use of allegory, the pearl stands for man's purest motives.- synonyms:
- fable, parable
- similar words:
- analogy, emblem, illustration, personification
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| definition 2: |
a symbolic story or narrative.
The Pilgrim's Progress is a famous allegory written in the seventeenth century.- synonyms:
- apologue, fable, legend, myth, parable
- similar words:
- fantasy, symbolism
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| related words: |
myth, parable, tale |
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