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allegorically

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al·le·gor·i·cal  (l-gôr-kl, -gr-) also al·le·gor·ic (-k)
adj.
Of, characteristic of, or containing allegory: an allegorical painting of Victory leading an army.
alle·gori·cal·ly adv.
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Adv.1.allegorically - in an allegorical manner; "the play ended allegorically"
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allegorically [ˌælɪˈgɒrɪkəlɪ] ADV → alegóricamente
allegorically [ˌælɪˈgɒrɪklɪ] adv → allegoricamente


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'The Progress of Poesy' allegorically states the origin of Poetry in Greece; expresses its power over all men for all emotions; and briefly traces its passage from Greece to Rome and then to England, with Shakspere, Milton, Dryden, and finally some poet yet to be.
A History of English Literature by Fletcher, Robert Huntington View in context
But that heroine briefly suggesting 'Bedtime' instead, the bottles were put away, and the family retired; she cherubically escorted, like some severe saint in a painting, or merely human matron allegorically treated.
Our Mutual Friend by Dickens, Charles View in context
I am speaking allegorically, of course; but he will be the murderer of a Zemarin family in the future.
The Idiot by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context
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