Hyphenation of allegory

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word allegory? This word can be hyphenated and contains 4 syllables as shown below.

al-le-go-ry

Definitions of allegory:

1.	A short moral story (often with animal characters)
2.	A visible symbol representing an abstract idea
3.	An expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances An extended metaphor

Synonyms of allegory:

noun	fable, parable, apologue, story
noun	emblem, symbol, symbolization, symbolisation, symbolic representation
noun	expressive style, style

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

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