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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 (gcide)

Allegoric \Al`le*gor"ic\, Allegorical \Al`le*gor"ic*al\, a. [F.
all['e]gorique, L. allegorius, fr. Gr. ?. See {Allegory}.]
Belonging to, or consisting of, allegory; of the nature of an
allegory; describing by resemblances; figurative. "An
allegoric tale." --Falconer. "An allegorical application."
--Pope.
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Allegorical being . . . that kind of language which
says one thing, but means another. --Max Miller.
[1913 Webster] {Al`le*gor"ic*al*ly}, adv. --
{Al`le*gor"ic*al*ness}, n.
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