In an essay similarly devoted to allegorical procedures in contemporary art, Buchloh discusses 6 women artists.
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Allegorical
//ˌæl.ɪˈɡɔɹ.ɪ.kəl//
Synonyms for "allegorical" (52 found)
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Related words (26)
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31 translations across 29 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ἀλληγορικός adj (of, relating to, or containing allegory)
Armenian
1 entries- այլաբանական adj (of, relating to, or containing allegory)
Asturian
1 entries- alegóricu adj (of, relating to, or containing allegory)
Belarusian
1 entries- алегары́чны adj (of, relating to, or containing allegory)
Bulgarian
1 entries- алегоричен adj (of, relating to, or containing allegory)
Catalan
1 entries- al·legòric adj (of, relating to, or containing allegory)
Czech
1 entries- alegorický adj (of, relating to, or containing allegory)
Danish
1 entries- allegorisk adj (of, relating to, or containing allegory)
Dutch
1 entries- allegorisch adj (of, relating to, or containing allegory)
Esperanto
1 entries- alegoria adj (of, relating to, or containing allegory)
Finnish
1 entries- allegorinen adj (of, relating to, or containing allegory)
French
1 entries- allégorique adj (of, relating to, or containing allegory)
Galician
1 entries- alegórico adj (of, relating to, or containing allegory)
Georgian
1 entries- ალეგორიული adj (of, relating to, or containing allegory)
German
2 entries- allegorisch adj (of, relating to, or containing allegory)
- sinnbildlich adj (of, relating to, or containing allegory)
Greek
1 entries- αλληγορικός adj (of, relating to, or containing allegory)
Hungarian
2 entries- allegorikus adj (of, relating to, or containing allegory)
- jelképes adj (of, relating to, or containing allegory)
Icelandic
1 entries- líkingarfullur adj (of, relating to, or containing allegory)
Italian
1 entries- allegorico adj (of, relating to, or containing allegory)
Latvian
1 entries- alegorisks adj (of, relating to, or containing allegory)
Polish
1 entries- alegoryczny adj (of, relating to, or containing allegory)
Portuguese
1 entries- alegórico adj (of, relating to, or containing allegory)
Russian
1 entries- аллегори́ческий adj (of, relating to, or containing allegory)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- samhlachail adj (of, relating to, or containing allegory)
Serbo-Croatian
1 entries- alegoričan adj (of, relating to, or containing allegory)
Spanish
1 entries- alegórico adj (of, relating to, or containing allegory)
Swedish
1 entries- allegorisk adj (of, relating to, or containing allegory)
Ukrainian
1 entries- алегори́чний adj (of, relating to, or containing allegory)
Volapük
1 entries- lalegorik adj (of, relating to, or containing allegory)
Sample sentences
5 total sentences available.
It's a very allegorical description.
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Fifty years ago when these books were first written that was a much more allegorical message and now it's something that looks really cool.
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c. 1717, Alexander Pope, remarks on Thomas Parnell's Battle of the Frogs and Mice An allegorical application.
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