Metaphor
nounid
92087·updated May 18, 2026verified
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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Variants
- plural
- Metaphors
- possessive
- Metaphor's
- pluralpossessive
- Metaphors'
Framework definitions
- §1
- 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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