allegory
[noun]
Synonyms: symbol, fable, myth, parable, story, symbolism, tale

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al‧le‧go‧ry /ˈæləɡəri, ˈælɪɡəri $ -ɡɔːri/ noun (plural allegories) [uncountable and countable]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin; Origin: allegoria, from Greek, from allegorein 'to speak allegorically', from allos 'other' + agorein 'to speak publicly']
a story, painting etc in which the events and characters represent ideas or teach a moral lesson
—allegorical /ˌæləˈɡɒrɪkəl, ˌælɪˈɡɒrɪkəl $ -ˈɡɔːr-/ adjective
—allegorically /-kli/ adverb

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