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History
Synonyms
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Meaning:
allegory

a story or description in which characters symbolize ideas such as patients, Purity and Truth usually to teach a moral lesson

indirect representation, storytelling

construction

the act, process, manner, of constructing

creation, building

contour

an outline (of a coast etc)

outline, profile

line

a thin long mark on a surface; to attach an inside layer of material to (a bag, box, drawer etc or to clothing)

mark, stroke; border

profile

a side, especially of the head; an edge or outline of something seen against a background; a brief biography, as given in a magazine or on TV

drawing of outline

silhouette

a picture in solid black showing only the outline; outline of a person or object seen from the side

outline

sketch

a rough, quickly made drawing; a short account or description without details; a short humorous play or piece of writing

drawing, outline

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FIGURATION as in Wikipedia