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Metaphorical
see synonyms of metaphoricalAdjective
1. metaphoric, metaphorical
expressing one thing in terms normally denoting another
Example Sentences:'a metaphorical expression''metaphoric language'
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Metaphorical
see synonyms of metaphoricaln.
1. A figure of speech in which a word or phrase that ordinarily designates one thing is used to designate another, thus making an implicit comparison, as in "a sea of troubles" or "All the world's a stage" (Shakespeare).
2. One thing conceived as representing another; a symbol: "Hollywood has always been an irresistible, prefabricated metaphor for the crass, the materialistic, the shallow, and the craven" (Neal Gabler).
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