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metaphor
(gcide) | metaphor \met"a*phor`\ (m[e^]t"[.a]*f[^o]r` or
m[e^]t"[.a]*f[~e]r), n. [F. m['e]taphore, L. metaphora, fr.
Gr. metafora`, fr. metafe`rein to carry over, transfer; meta`
beyond, over + fe`rein to bring, bear.] (Rhet.)
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. --Abbott &
Seeley. "All the world's a stage." --Shak.
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Note: The statement, "that man is a fox," is a metaphor; but
"that man is like a fox," is a simile, similitude, or
comparison.
[1913 Webster] Metaphoric |
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metaphor
(gcide) | metaphor \met"a*phor`\ (m[e^]t"[.a]*f[^o]r` or
m[e^]t"[.a]*f[~e]r), n. [F. m['e]taphore, L. metaphora, fr.
Gr. metafora`, fr. metafe`rein to carry over, transfer; meta`
beyond, over + fe`rein to bring, bear.] (Rhet.)
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. --Abbott &
Seeley. "All the world's a stage." --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The statement, "that man is a fox," is a metaphor; but
"that man is like a fox," is a simile, similitude, or
comparison.
[1913 Webster] Metaphoric |
Metaphoric
(gcide) | Metaphoric \Met`a*phor"ic\, Metaphorical \Met`a*phor"ic*al\, a.
[Gr. ?: cf. F. m['e]taphorique.]
Of or pertaining to metaphor; comprising a metaphor; not
literal; figurative; tropical; as, a metaphorical expression;
a metaphorical sense. -- Met`a*phor"ic*al*ly, adv. --
Met`a*phor"ic*al*ness, n.
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Metaphorical
(gcide) | Metaphoric \Met`a*phor"ic\, Metaphorical \Met`a*phor"ic*al\, a.
[Gr. ?: cf. F. m['e]taphorique.]
Of or pertaining to metaphor; comprising a metaphor; not
literal; figurative; tropical; as, a metaphorical expression;
a metaphorical sense. -- Met`a*phor"ic*al*ly, adv. --
Met`a*phor"ic*al*ness, n.
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Metaphorically
(gcide) | Metaphoric \Met`a*phor"ic\, Metaphorical \Met`a*phor"ic*al\, a.
[Gr. ?: cf. F. m['e]taphorique.]
Of or pertaining to metaphor; comprising a metaphor; not
literal; figurative; tropical; as, a metaphorical expression;
a metaphorical sense. -- Met`a*phor"ic*al*ly, adv. --
Met`a*phor"ic*al*ness, n.
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Metaphoricalness
(gcide) | Metaphoric \Met`a*phor"ic\, Metaphorical \Met`a*phor"ic*al\, a.
[Gr. ?: cf. F. m['e]taphorique.]
Of or pertaining to metaphor; comprising a metaphor; not
literal; figurative; tropical; as, a metaphorical expression;
a metaphorical sense. -- Met`a*phor"ic*al*ly, adv. --
Met`a*phor"ic*al*ness, n.
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Metaphorist
(gcide) | Metaphorist \Met"a*phor*ist\, n.
One who makes metaphors.
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Unmetaphorical
(gcide) | Unmetaphorical \Unmetaphorical\
See metaphorical. |
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