transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈa-lə-ˌgȯr-ē ]
noun
( plural -ries )
Etymology: Middle English allegorie, from Latin allegoria, from Greek allēgoria, from allēgorein to speak figuratively, from allos other + -ēgorein 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