🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

우화

Pronunciation / Transliteration: uhwa

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Allegory/ˈæl.ɪ.ɡɔː.ri/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"플라톤의 동굴 우화는 매우 유명합니다."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A narrative or representation that conveys a meaning not explicitly set forth in the text.

    "George Orwell's 'Animal Farm' is a famous allegory of the Russian Revolution."
  2. 2

    A symbolic representation, often used in literature and art, to convey complex ideas through characters and events.

    "The allegory of Plato's cave illustrates the effects of education on human nature."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'allegory' originates from the Latin 'allegoria', which in turn comes from the Greek 'allegoria', meaning 'speaking otherwise'. Historically, it has evolved to represent a narrative that conveys a deeper moral or political meaning beyond the literal interpretation.

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