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Allegory
Rare
noun
•
In Rhetoric:
A
in which a
,
, or
is used to
a
about
and
.
•
•
A
which can be
to
a
,
a
or
one.
•
In Category theory & Mathematics:
A
that
some of the
of the
of
between
,
a
of that
.
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allegory
English
allegorie
Middle English (1100-1500)
allegorie
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
allegoria
Latin
ἀλληγορία
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
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