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allegoresis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
al-le-gore-sis
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

allegoreses (plural)

Questions

What does allegoresis mean?
The interpretive analysis of art, text, spoken word, etc., to identify allegory.
Where does allegoresis come from?
First used 1870, in a translation by T. L. Kingsbury. Possibly a literary coinage referencing Ancient Greek ᾰ̓λληγορῐ́ᾱ (ăllēgorĭ́ā)) + -ησις (-ēsis) (from -σις (-sis)).

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