The story
First used 1870, in a translation by T. L. Kingsbury. Possibly a literary coinage referencing Ancient Greek ᾰ̓λληγορῐ́ᾱ (ăllēgorĭ́ā)) + -ησις (-ēsis) (from -σις (-sis)).
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allegoresis
Today it means: The interpretive analysis of art, text, spoken word, etc., to identify allegory. Full definition →