n.
(pl. allegories)
a story, poem, or picture which can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning.
Derivative
- allegorist n.
- allegorization
or allegorisation n. - allegorize
or allegorise v.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. allegorie, via L. from Gk allēgoria, from allos ‘other’ + -agoria ‘speaking’.
