allegation | (noun) (law) a formal accusation against somebody (often in a court of law) | - |
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(noun) statements affirming or denying certain matters of fact that you are prepared to prove | Synonyms: allegement |
allege | (verb) report or maintain | Synonyms: aver, say |
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alleged | (adjective) declared but not proved | - |
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(adjective) doubtful or suspect | Synonyms: so-called, supposed |
allegedly | (adverb) according to what has been alleged | - |
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allegement | (noun) statements affirming or denying certain matters of fact that you are prepared to prove | Synonyms: allegation |
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allegiance | (noun) the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action | Synonyms: commitment, dedication, loyalty |
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(noun) the loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign) | Synonyms: fealty |
allegiant | (adjective) steadfast in devotion (especially to your lawful monarch or government) | - |
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allegoresis | (noun) the interpretation of written, oral, or artistic expression as allegory. | - |
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allegoric | (adjective) used in or characteristic of or containing allegory | Synonyms: allegorical |
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allegorical | (adjective) used in or characteristic of or containing allegory | Synonyms: allegoric |
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allegorically | (adverb) in an allegorical manner | - |
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allegoricalness | (noun) The state or quality of being allegorical. | - |
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allegorise | (verb) make into an allegory | Synonyms: allegorize |
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(verb) interpret as an allegory | Synonyms: allegorize |
allegoriser | (noun) someone who communicates in allegories | Synonyms: allegorizer |
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allegorize | (verb) make into an allegory | Synonyms: allegorise |
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(verb) interpret as an allegory | Synonyms: allegorise |
allegorizer | (noun) someone who communicates in allegories | Synonyms: allegoriser |
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allegory | (noun) a short moral story (often with animal characters) | Synonyms: apologue, fable, parable |
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(noun) an expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances; an extended metaphor | - |
(noun) a visible symbol representing an abstract idea | Synonyms: emblem |
allegretto | (adjective) (of tempo) faster than allegro | - |
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(noun) a musical composition or musical passage to be performed at a somewhat quicker tempo than andante but not as fast as allegro | - |
(noun) a quicker tempo than andante but not as fast as allegro | - |
(adverb) in a moderately quick tempo | - |
allegro | (adjective) (of tempo) fast | - |
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(noun) a musical composition or musical passage to be performed quickly in a brisk lively manner | - |
(noun) a brisk and lively tempo | - |
(adverb) in a quick and lively tempo | - |
allele | (noun) (genetics) either of a pair (or series) of alternative forms of a gene that can occupy the same locus on a particular chromosome and that control the same character | Synonyms: allelomorph |
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allelic | (adjective) of or relating to alleles | Synonyms: allelomorphic |
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allelomorph | (noun) (genetics) either of a pair (or series) of alternative forms of a gene that can occupy the same locus on a particular chromosome and that control the same character | Synonyms: allele |
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allelomorphic | (adjective) of or relating to alleles | Synonyms: allelic |
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allemande | (noun) egg-thickened veloute | Synonyms: allemande sauce |
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allergen | (noun) any substance that can cause an allergy | - |
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allergenic | (adjective) relating to or having the effect of an allergen | - |
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allergic | (adjective) characterized by or caused by allergy | - |
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(adjective) having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor) | Synonyms: hypersensitised, hypersensitive, hypersensitized, sensitised, sensitized, supersensitised, supersensitive, supersensitized |
allergist | (noun) a physician skilled in the diagnosis and treatment of allergies | - |
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allergology | (noun) the branch of medical science that studies the causes and treatment of allergies | - |
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allergy | (noun) hypersensitivity reaction to a particular allergen; symptoms can vary greatly in intensity | Synonyms: allergic reaction |
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alleviant | (noun) remedy that alleviates pain without curing | Synonyms: alleviator, palliative |
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alleviate | (verb) provide physical relief, as from pain | Synonyms: assuage, palliate, relieve |
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(verb) make easier | Synonyms: ease, facilitate |
alleviated | (adjective) (of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear | Synonyms: eased, relieved |
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alleviation | (noun) the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance) | Synonyms: easement, easing, relief |
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(noun) the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced | Synonyms: assuagement, relief |
alleviative | (adjective) moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear | Synonyms: alleviatory, lenitive, mitigative, mitigatory, palliative |
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alleviator | (noun) remedy that alleviates pain without curing | Synonyms: alleviant, palliative |
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(noun) a therapist who makes suffering more endurable | - |
alleviatory | (adjective) moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear | Synonyms: alleviative, lenitive, mitigative, mitigatory, palliative |
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alley | (noun) a narrow street with walls on both sides | Synonyms: alleyway, back street |
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(noun) a lane down which a bowling ball is rolled toward pins | Synonyms: bowling alley, skittle alley |
alleyway | (noun) a narrow street with walls on both sides | Synonyms: alley, back street |
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