| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | al·le·gor·i·cal |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   l  -gôr -k l, -g r- |
| VARIANT FORMS: | also al·le·gor·ic (-k) |
| ADJECTIVE: | Of, characteristic of, or containing allegory: an allegorical painting of Victory leading an army. | | OTHER FORMS: | alle·gori·cal·ly —ADVERB
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