имя существительное 1) аллегория 2) символ, эмблема Синоним(ы): fable, parable
noun (plural -ries) Etymology: Middle English allegorie, from Latin allegoria, from Greek allēgoria, from allēgorein to speak figuratively, from allos other + -ēgorein to speak publicly, from agora assembly — more at else, agora 1. the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence; also an instance (as in a story or painting) of such expression 2. a symbolic representation; emblem 2