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Metaphor

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

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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

Classifications

per-axis with provenance

Entity Type

Unknown—authoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

3 surface forms

plural: Metaphors
possessive: Metaphor's
pluralpossessive: Metaphors'

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