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allegoric

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.27 in modern English

Syllables
al-le-goric
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

of, or relating to allegory

Etymology

Etymology tree English allegory Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English allegoric From allegory + -ic.

Inflected Forms

more allegoric (comparative) most allegoric (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

allegorically

Synonyms

allegorical

Questions

What does allegoric mean?
of, or relating to allegory
Where does allegoric come from?
Etymology tree English allegory Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English allegoric From allegory + -ic.

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