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allegoresis

allegoresis noun: the interpretive analysis of art, text, spoken word, etc., to identify allegory.

Noun

allegoresis (plural allegoreses)

  1. The interpretive analysis of art, text, spoken word, etc., to identify allegory.

Forms of allegoresis

pluralallegoreses

Origin of allegoresis

First used 1870, in a translation by T. L. Kingsbury. Possibly a literary coinage referencing Ancient Greek ᾰ̓λληγορῐ́ᾱ (ăllēgorĭ́ā)) + -ησις (-ēsis) (from -σις (-sis)).

Questions about allegoresis

What does allegoresis mean?
Allegoresis means the interpretive analysis of art, text, spoken word, etc., to identify allegory.
What part of speech is allegoresis?
Allegoresis is a noun.
What is the plural of allegoresis?
The plural of allegoresis is allegoreses.

Words near allegoresis in the dictionary

  1. allegiaunce
  2. allegiaunces
  3. allegience
  4. alleging
  5. allegings
  6. allegoresis
  7. allegoric
  8. allegorical
  9. allegoricality
  10. allegorically
  11. allegoricalness

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