Figure Of Speech Allegory Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 13, 2023

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	noun • a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity
	51%	11		The allegory-making or allegory-creation
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	26%	11		A method of interpreting a text as an allegory
	noun • the interpretation of written, oral, or artistic expression as allegory.

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