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English word allegory comes from Ancient Greek ἀγορεύω, Ancient Greek ἄλλος, and later Latin allegoria (Allegory. Parable.)
ἀγορεύω (Ancient Greek)
ἄλλος (Ancient Greek)
ἀλληγορία (Ancient Greek)
allegoria (Latin)
Allegory. Parable.
allegorie (Old French)
Allegory (symbolic story).
allegorie (Middle English)
allegory (English)
(mathematics, category theory) A category that retains some of the structure of the category of binary relations between sets, representing a high-level generalisation of that category.. A picture, book, or other form of communication using such representation.. A symbolic representation which can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, usually a moral or political one.. The [...]