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How to pronounce “allegory”

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Pronunciation guide for allegory

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of allegory with real speech in context.
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Real speech example
The AI Arsenal That Could Stop World War IIIAnd the whole point of the allegory is that such cannot be done.
Definition summary
(uncountable, rhetoric) The use of symbols which may be interpreted to reveal a hidden, broader message, usually a moral or political one, about real-world issues and occurrences; also, the interpretation of such symbols.

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How to pronounce allegory

The AI Arsenal That Could Stop World War III

And the whole point of the allegory is that such cannot be done.

Example Sentences

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Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • (uncountable, rhetoric) The use of symbols which may be interpreted to reveal a hidden, broader message, usually a moral or political one, about real-world issues and occurrences; also, the interpretation of such symbols.
  • (countable, by extension)
  • [Verb]
  • (archaic) Synonym of allegorize.

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