allegory

[ˈæləgəri] [ˈæləgɔri]
  • 复数:allegories;
  • 副词:allegorically;
  • 形容词:allegorical;
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    • Noun
      1. a short moral story (often with animal characters)
      2. a visible symbol representing an abstract idea
      3. an expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances; an extended metaphor