Aug 20, 2026
Adumbrate
(n.)
a-dum-brate
ˈa-dəm-ˌbrāt
Definition:
To foreshadow by disclosing only partially.
Example:
The art instructor adumbrated that the course entrance fee would rise next year.
Allegory
(n.)
al-le-go-ry
ˈa-lə-ˌgȯr-ē
Definition:
The expression of truths or generalizations about human existence by means of symbolic, fictional figures and actions.
Example:
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis can be read as an allegory that portrays Peter as the unfaithful disciple Judas.
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