allegoric

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adjective

Of or relating to allegory.

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allegoricalrepresentative
OriginMiddle English allegorik, allegoryke ← Latin allēgoricu ← Ancient Greek ἀλληγορικός (allēgorikós) →
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Meanings

adjectiveallegoric (comparative more allegoric, superlative most allegoric)

comparative more allegoric · superlative most allegoric

  1. Of or relating to allegory.

    Synonyms: allegorical

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf or relating to allegory.

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allegorical

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveused in or characteristic of or containing allegory

Similar
allegoricalrepresentative
Also see
allegoricalrepresentative

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἀλληγορικός (allēgorikós)
  2. Latinallēgoricu
  3. Middle Englishallegorik, allegoryke
  4. Englishallegoric

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

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APA

allegoric. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allegoric

MLA

“allegoric.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allegoric. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “allegoric,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allegoric.

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