allegorical

[US]/ˌælɪ'gɒrɪk(ə)l/
[UK]/ˌælɪˈɡɔrɪkəl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. symbolic, metaphorical

Phrases & Collocations

an allegorical interpretation

allegorical elements

Example Sentences

an allegorical painting of Victory leading an army.

Yet look in the periphery of such allegorical tales and you can find some surprisingly accurate vaticination.

10. Yet look in the periphery of such allegorical tales and you can find some surprisingly accurate vaticination.

Abstract: Generally speaking, idioms include proverbs, phrases, vulgarism and two-part allegorical sayings.

Under the Romance narrative pattern, Lord of The Rings has four quest patterns: the literatal quest、the allegorical quest、the moral quest、the anagogic quest.

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