Allegory and Conceit

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Allegory noun - A story intended to teach a basic truth or moral about life.

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Conceit and allegory are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Conceit" instead a noun "Allegory".

Conceit noun - An elaborate or fanciful way of expressing something.

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Allegory and conceit are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Allegory" instead a noun "Conceit".

original	original allegory	original conceit
medieval	medieval allegory	medieval conceit
loose	loose allegory	loose conceit
early	early allegory	early conceit
Other adjectives: general, Christian, added, literary.

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