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allegory

noun (allegory, allegories)

«allegory» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

An allegory is a story in which people, animals or things stand for ideas, to teach a lesson about life. tree →

In the lessons

in fables and moral tales, a story where a wolf or a tortoise stands for a lesson like greed or patience

Examples

The tale is an allegory about honesty. tree →
In the allegory, the wolf stands for greed. tree →
This fable is one of the earliest moral allegories. tree →

Note

nothing for maths

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «allegory» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«allegory» in the school dictionary on Mova free.

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