ἀλληγορία

A. allegory, veiled language, Cic. Att. 2.20.3 (pl.) :—allegorical exposition of mythical legends, Plu. 2.19e ; κατ’ ἀλληγορίαν Longin. 9.7.
II. figurative, metaphorical language, Demetr. Eloc. 99, Cic. Orat. 27.94, Quint. Inst. 8.6.44 ; χρῆσθαι μεταφοραῖς ἢ ‐γορίαις Phld. Rh. 1.174 S., cf. 164 S.
Liddell, Scott & Jones
A Greek-English Lexicon, 1940
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