Etymology

allegoric

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Today it means: Of or relating to allegory. Full definition →

Middle English allegorik, allegoryke ← Latin allēgoricu ← Ancient Greek ἀλληγορικός (allēgorikós)
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  1. Ancient Greekἀλληγορικός (allēgorikós)
  2. Latinallēgoricu
  3. Middle Englishallegorik, allegoryke
  4. English todayallegoric

Inherited from Middle English allegorik, allegoryke. By surface analysis, allegory + -ic.

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