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1. allegory

noun. ['ˈæləˌgɔri'] a short moral story (often with animal characters).

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Etymology

  • allegorie (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • allegorie (Old French (842-ca. 1400))

Rhymes with Allegory

  • accusatory
  • aleatory
  • ambulatory
  • anticipatory
  • articulatory
  • auditory
  • category
  • celebratory
  • circulatory
  • compensatory
  • conciliatory
  • conciliatory
  • confirmatory
  • confiscatory
  • congratulatory
  • contributory
  • declaratory
  • defamatory
  • depilatory
  • depository

How do you pronounce allegory?

Pronounce allegory as ˈæləˌgɔri.

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2. allegory

noun. ['ˈæləˌgɔri'] an expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances; an extended metaphor.

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Etymology

  • allegorie (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • allegorie (Old French (842-ca. 1400))