allegoricalness
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Noun (1)
- The state or quality of being allegorical.“Without intending to, Slocum wrote an allegory of human aloneness, and the allegoricalness of his book has made it one of the classic personal records.”Type of artistic style, idiom
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
“allegoricalness” is listed under Allegorical.
Al′le·gor′ic (…), Al′le·gor′ic·al (…) adjective
Origin: F. allégorique, 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.” William Falconer “An allegorical application.” Alexander Pope
Allegorical being... that kind of language which says one thing, but means another.— Max Miller.
Al′wb-a2′>′le·gor′wb-a1′>′ic·al·ly, adverb — Al′wb-a2′>′le·gor′wb-a1′>′ic·al·ness, noun
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54