Al`le*gor"ic (#), Al`le*gor"ic*al (#), a. [F. all'egorique, 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.
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