Allegory (category theory)
WordNet
noun
(1) An expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances; an extended metaphor
(2) A short moral story (often with animal characters)
(3) A visible symbol representing an abstract idea
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Etymology
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Noun
- The representation of abstract principles by characters or figures.
- A picture, book, or other form of communication using such representation.
- A symbolic representation.