allegories

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a short moral story (often with animal characters)
  2. noun a visible symbol representing an abstract idea
  3. noun an expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances; an extended metaphor

Synonyms

fable, parable, allegory, apologue

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