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1. (n.) metaphor
the application of a word or phrase to an object or concept it does not literally denote, suggesting comparison to that object or concept, as in "A mighty fortress is our God."
2. metaphor
something used or regarded as being used to represent something else; symbol:
the novel's use of the city as a metaphor for isolation.
Etymology: (1525–35; < L < Gk metaphorá a transfer, n. der. of metaphérein to transfer. See meta -, -phore)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) metaphor
a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity
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1. (noun) metaphor
the transference of the relation between one set of objects to another set for the purpose of brief explanation; a compressed simile; e. g., the ship plows the sea
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1. metaphor
The application of a concept to that which it is not literally the same but which suggests a resemblance and comparison. Medical metaphors were widespread in ancient literature; the description of a sick body was often used by ancient writers to define a critical condition of the State, in which one corrupt part can ruin the entire system. (From Med Secoli Arte Sci, 1990;2(3):abstract 331)
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Sense: a form of expression (not using `like' or `as')in which a quality or characteristic is given to a person or thing by using a name, image, adjective etc normally used of something else which has similar qualities etc
`He's a tiger when he's angry' is an example of (a) metaphor.
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 Afrikaans: metafoor |
 Arabic: إسْتِعارَه، مَجاز |
 Bulgarian: метафора |
 Brazilian: metáfora |
 Czech: metafora |
 German: die Metapher |
 Danish: metafor |
 Greek: μεταφορά (γραμμ.) |
 Spanish: metáfora |
 Estonian: metafoor |
 Farsi: تشبیه |
 Finnish: metafora |
 French: métaphore |
 Hebrew: מְטָפוֹרָה |
 Hindi: अलंकार |
 Croatian: metafora, poredba |
 Hungarian: metafora |
 Indonesian: metafora |
 Icelandic: myndhvörf/-hverfing/-líki |
 Italian: metafora |
 Japanese: たとえ |
 Korean: 은유 |
 Lithuanian: metafora |
 Latvian: metafora |
 Malay: metafora |
 Dutch: beeldspraak |
 Norwegian: metafor |
 Polish: metafora |
 Persian: تشبیه |
 Pashto: ،غوندى ورته |
 Portuguese: metáfora |
 Romanian: metaforă |
 Russian: метафора |
 Slovak: metafora |
 Slovenian: metafora |
 Serbian: metafora |
 Swedish: metafor |
 Thai: คำอุปมา |
 Turkish: mecaz, benzetme |
 Taiwanese: 隱喻, 暗喻 |
 Ukrainian: метафора |
 Urdu: استعارہ |
 Vietnamese: phép ẩn dụ |
 Chinese: 隐喻 |
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