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noun (allegories)
  1. The representation of abstract principles by characters or figures.
  2. A picture, book etc. using such representation.
  3. A symbolic representation.
Etymology: Middle English allegorie, from Latin allegoria, from Ancient Greek á (allÄgoria), from á "other" + á "speak".

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