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metaphorMain Entry: met·a·phor Pronunciation: \ˈme-tə-ˌfȯr also -fər\ Function: noun Etymology: Middle English methaphor, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French metaphore, from Latin metaphora, from Greek, from metapherein to transfer, from meta- + pherein to bear — more at bear Date: 15th century 1 : a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money); broadly : figurative language — compare simile — met·a·phor·ic \ˌme-tə-ˈfȯr-ik, -ˈfär-\ or met·a·phor·i·cal \-i-kəl\ adjective — met·a·phor·i·cal·ly \-i-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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