noun🔗ShareThe representation of abstract principles by characters or figures."The teacher's story about the tortoise and the hare was an allegory for the importance of perseverance in school. "literatureartphilosophystorycharacterstyleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA picture, book, or other form of communication using such representation."The children's book used an allegory of a lost kitten to represent the struggle of a student who was having trouble concentrating in school. "storyliteratureartcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA symbolic representation which can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, usually a moral or political one."The teacher's story about the slow-moving turtle and the speedy hare was an allegory for the importance of perseverance in school. "storyliteraturephilosophyartmoralpoliticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA category that retains some of the structure of the category of binary relations between sets, representing a high-level generalisation of that category."The teacher's lesson on perseverance was an allegory for navigating the challenges of the school year. "literaturestorytheoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
