DICTIONARY ENTRY
4 SYLLABLES
allegory
/'ælə,ɡoʊri/ · æləɡoʊri
Allegory has 4 syllables: al · le · go · ry.
al
01
le
02
go
03
ry
04
noun. A short moral story (often with animal characters).
noun. A visible symbol representing an abstract idea.
noun. An expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances; an extended metaphor.
ADVERTISEMENT
leaderboard · 728×90
ADVERTISEMENT
medium rectangle · 300×250
PEOPLE ALSO LOOK UP