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metaphor·i·cal ex·ten·sion

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  1. metaphorical extensionnoun

    A noun meaning the process as the language changes over time in linguistics wherein the meaning of or part of the sense of a word which was used as a portion of a popularized metaphorical phrase is transferred back to and subsequently becomes one of the accepted general meanings of the original word used in the phrase . (Example mouse, in computing from computer mouse, an input device which possessed a metaphorical tail.)

  2. metaphorical extensionnoun

    The part of the definition of a word which has undergone a such meaning change.

  3. Etymology: From at least 1995, metaphorical + extension.

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  1. Metaphorical extension

    A metaphorical extension is the "extension of meaning in a new direction" through popular adoption of an original metaphorical comparison.Metaphorical extension is almost a universal and natural process in any language undergone by every word. In general, it's not even perceived in everyday usage as meaning change. When it is least obvious, users don't even see it as extending the meaning of a word. Consider the example of illuminate: it originally meant "to light up" something dim or dark, but has evolved to mean "to clarify", "to edify". After a while these new meanings seem so natural as to be integral parts of the word, where senses such as "to celebrate" and "to adorn a page with designs" seem like more obvious additions.

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  1. Metaphorical extension

    A metaphorical extension is the "extension of meaning in a new direction" through popular adoption of an original metaphorical comparison. Metaphorical extension is almost a universal and natural process in any language undergone by every word. In general, it's not even perceived in everyday usage as meaning change. When its least obvious, users don't even see it as extending the meaning of a word. Consider the example of illuminate: it originally meant "to light up" something dim or dark, but has evolved to mean "to clarify", "to edify". After a while these new meanings seem so natural as to be integral parts of the word, where senses such as "to celebrate" and "to adorn a page with designs" seem like more obvious additions.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of metaphorical extension in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of metaphorical extension in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3


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