About The Word Metaphoric
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Metaphoric
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What's The Definition Of Metaphoric?
[adj] expressing one thing in terms normally denoting another; "a metaphorical expression"; "metaphoric language"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Metaphoric: figurative | metaphorical | nonliteral Related Terms | Find terms related to Metaphoric: See Also | Metaphoric In Webster's Dictionary \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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