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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Allegoric \Al`le*gor"ic\, Allegorical \Al`le*gor"ic*al\, a. [F. all['e]gorique, L. allegorius, fr. Gr. ?. See Allegory.] Belonging to, or consisting of, allegory; of the nature of an allegory; describing by resemblances; figurative. "An allegoric tale." --Falconer. "An allegorical application." --Pope. [1913 Webster] Allegorical being . . . that kind of language which says one thing, but means another. --Max Miller. [1913 Webster] Al`le*gor"ic*al*ly, adv. -- Al`le*gor"ic*al*ness, n. [1913 Webster]