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Having allegorical meanings
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aesopic
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. Of or relating to Aesop; Aesopian.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
AEsopic \[AE]*sop"ic\, Esopic \E*sop"ic\, a. [L. Aesopicus, Gr. ?.] Same as [AE]sopian . [1913 Webster] ||
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1927, in the context of Soviet literary censorship, in reference to writing "obscure or ambiguous, often allegorical, which disguises dissent," from Aesop , the traditional father of the allegorical fable, + -ic . The term (Russian ezopovskii , 1875) arose ...
Usage examples of aesopic.
They were not to be pathetic creatures that were unfairly persecuted so that I could make Aesopic statements about Jews, Blacks or any other mistreated members of society.