n.
Pronunciation: ' a-l ə - ˌ go ̇ r- ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ries
Etymology: Middle English allegorie, from Latin allegoria, from Greek all ē goria, from all ē gorein to speak figuratively, from allos other + - ē gorein to speak publicly, from agora assembly ― more at ELSE , AGORA
Date: 14th century
1 : the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence also : an instance (as in a story or painting) of such expression
2 : a symbolic representation : EMBLEM 2