allegorie

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See also: Allegorie and allégorie

Dutch

 Allegorie (beeldende kunst) on Dutch Wikipedia
 Allegorie (letterkunde) on Dutch Wikipedia

Etymology

Borrowed from French allégorie, from Latin allegoria, from Ancient Greek ἀλληγορία (allēgoría).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɑ.lə.ɣoːˈri/
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  • Hyphenation: al‧le‧go‧rie
  • Rhymes: -i

Noun

allegorie f (plural allegorieën, diminutive allegorietje n)

  1. allegory

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Indonesian: alégori

Italian

Noun

allegorie f

  1. plural of allegoria

Anagrams

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin allegoria, from Ancient Greek ἀλληγορία (allēgoría).

Noun

allegorie oblique singular, f (oblique plural allegories, nominative singular allegorie, nominative plural allegories)

  1. allegory (symbolic story)

Descendants

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