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AEsopic

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Ae·so·pi·an  (-sp-n) also Ae·sop·ic (-spk)
adj.
1. Relating to or characteristic of the animal fables of Aesop.
2. Using or having ambiguous or allegorical meanings, especially to elude political censorship: "They could express their views only in a diluted form, resorting to Aesopian hints and allusions" (Isaac Deutscher).
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