allegorical

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌæl.ɪˈɡɔɹ.ɪ.kəl/

Adjective

allegorical (comparative more allegorical, superlative most allegorical)

1. of, relating to, or containing allegory
   • (Can we date this quote by Alexander Pope and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)

     An allegorical application.

   • (Can we date this quote by Max Miller and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)

     Allegorical being […] that kind of language which says one thing, but means another.

Translations

of, relating to, or containing allegory

• Catalan: al·legòric (ca)
• Czech: alegorický
• Finnish: allegorinen (fi)
• French: allégorique (fr)
• German: allegorisch (de), sinnbildlich (de)
• Greek: αλληγορικός (el) (alligorikós)
• Interlingue:
• Polish: alegoryczny (pl)
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• Portuguese: alegórico (pt)
• Russian: аллегори́ческий (ru) (allegoríčeskij)
• Scottish Gaelic: samhlachail
• Serbo-Croatian: alegoričan
• Spanish: alegórico (es)
• Swedish: allegorisk (sv)
• Volapük: lalegorik (vo)