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METAPHORICAL

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Expressing one thing in terms normally denoting another

Example:

metaphoric language

Synonyms:

metaphoric; metaphorical

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

figurative; nonliteral ((used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech)

Derivation:

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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