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allegory
noun
an expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances; an extended metaphor
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ˈæl.ɘˌɡoʊɹ.i
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noun
an expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances; an extended metaphor
noun
a short moral story (often with animal characters)
noun
a visible symbol representing an abstract idea
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