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[adj] expressing one thing in terms normally denoting another; "a metaphorical expression"; "metaphoric language" |
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METAPHORIC is a 10 letter word that starts with M. |
| | Synonyms: | | figurative, metaphorical, nonliteral |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Met`a*phor"ic\, Metaphorical \Met`a*phor"ic*al\, a.
[Gr. ?: cf. F. m['e]taphorique.]
Of or pertaining to metaphor; comprising a metaphor; not
literal; figurative; tropical; as, a metaphorical expression;
a metaphorical sense. -- {Met`a*phor"ic*al*ly}, adv. --
{Met`a*phor"ic*al*ness}, n.
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