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Romance vs Allegory - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between romance and allegory

is that romance is an intimate relationship between two people; a love affair while allegory is the representation of abstract principles by characters or figures.

As a verb romance

is woo; court.

As an adjective Romance

is of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin: Italian, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Romanian, Catalan, Occitan, Corsican, etc.

romance

Noun

(en noun)
  • An intimate relationship between two people; a love affair.
  • A strong obsession or attachment for something or someone.
  • Love which is pure or beautiful.
  • A mysterious, exciting, or fascinating quality.
  • A story or novel dealing with idealised love.
  • An embellished account of something; an idealised lie.
  • An adventure, or series of extraordinary events, resembling those narrated in romances.
  • His life was a romance .
  • A dreamy, imaginative habit of mind; a disposition to ignore what is real.
  • a girl full of romance
  • (music) A romanza, or sentimental ballad.
  • Antonyms

    * platonic, platonic relationship, platonic love

    Derived terms

    * bromance * womance

    Verb

  • Woo; court.
  • To write or tell romantic stories, poetry, letters, etc.
  • Anagrams

    * ----

    allegory

    English

    Noun

    (allegories) (wikipedia allegory)
  • The representation of abstract principles by characters or figures.
  • A picture, book, or other form of communication using such representation.
  • A symbolic representation which can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, usually a moral or political one.
  • Derived terms

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    See also

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