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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. Allegorical being . . . that kind of language which says one thing but means another. --Max Miller. {Al`le*gor"ic*al*ly}, adv -- {Al`le*gor"ic*al*ness}, n. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: allegorically adv : in an allegorical manner; "the play ended allegorically"
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