nnoun.communicationa short moral story (often with animal characters)Synset:apologue fable parable
Derivationally Related Form:allegoricalfabulousparabolicalfabulistallegorizeparabolicallegorise
Hypernyms:story
Inherited Hypernyms:fablestoryfictionliterary compositionwritingwritten communicationcommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:Aesop's fables
Instance Hyponyms:Pilgrim's Progress
Full Hyponyms:aesop's fables
nnoun.communicationa visible symbol representing an abstract ideaSynset:emblem
Derivationally Related Form:emblematicalemblematicallegorizeallegoricalallegorise
Hypernyms:symbol symbolic representation symbolisation symbolization
Inherited Hypernyms:emblemsymbolrepresentational processbasic cognitive processprocesscognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:Agnus DeiHakenkreuzMagen DavidMogen DavidPaschal LambShield of DavidSolomon's sealStar of Davidbadgecupiddonkeydoveeagleelephantensignfasceshammer and sicklemaple-leafmedallionnational flagred flagscarlet letterspread eagleswastika
Full Hyponyms:agnus deibadgeblack beltblue ribbonbuttoncaduceuschevroncordoncupiddonkeydoveeagleelephantfasceshammer and sickleidinsigniainsignia of rankmaple-leafmedallionmerit badgenational flagred flagscarlet letterservice stripeshoulder flashspread eaglestar of davidstripeswastikawings
nnoun.communicationan expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances; an extended metaphorDerivationally Related Form:allegoricallegorizeallegoricalallegorise
Hypernyms:expressive style style
Inherited Hypernyms:allegoryexpressive stylecommunicationabstractionentity