allegorie

Definitions of allegorie
  1. noun
    letters or symbols that are written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language
    synonyms: schrift
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    orthografie, spelling
    a method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols
    tikwerk, typewerk
    writing done with a typewriter
    blokletter, boekdrukkunst, druk, drukkunst, drukletter, druktechniek, grafiek, groteske
    text handwritten in the style of printed matter
    hand, handschrift, poot, scenario
    something written by hand
    blokletter, boekdrukkunst, druk, drukkunst, drukletter, druktechniek, grafiek, groteske
    reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication
    muziekschrift, notatie, notenschrift
    a technical system of symbols used to represent special things
    brachygrafie, snelschrift, steno, stenografie, stenogram, tachygrafie
    a method of writing rapidly
    scenario
    a particular orthography or writing system
    orthografie, schrijfwijze, spelling
    forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage
    Wetb., cijferschrift, code, cryptografie, geheimschrift, normenstelsel, seinsysteem, steganografie, wetboek
    a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy
    Wetb., brevier, getijde, getijden, normenstelsel, seinsysteem, wetboek
    (computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions
    beeldschrift, pictografie
    a writing system using pictographs
    beeldschrift, ideografie, pictografie
    the use of ideograms in writing
    hiëroglief, hiëroglyfe
    a writing system using picture symbols; used in ancient Egypt
    tienvingersysteem
    typewriting in which the fingers are trained to hit particular keys; typist can read and type at the same time
    kalligrafie, pennekunst, schoonschrift, schoonschrijfkunst, sierschrift
    beautiful handwriting
    gekriebel, hanenpoot, hanenpoten, hanepoot, hanepoten, kladschrift, krabbel, krabbelpootje, krabbelschrift, kriebelpootje
    poor handwriting
    typografie
    art and technique of printing with movable type
    hoogdruk
    printing from a plate with raised characters
    offset, offsetdruk
    a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper
    pigmentdruk
    a process of printing on paper coated with bichromated gelatin containing pigment
    muziekschrift, notenschrift
    (music) notation used by musicians
    choreografie
    a notation used by choreographers
    type of:
    boekentaal, geschrift, schriftuur, schrijfsel, schrijftaal
    communication by means of written symbols (either printed or handwritten)
  2. noun
    a short moral story (often with animal characters)
    synonyms: apoloog, fabel, gelijkenis, parabel
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    geschiedenis, historie, story, verhaal, vertelling
    a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events
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