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metaphor

/ metaphor /

noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 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

Type of:

trope figure of speech figure

Kinds of:

dead metaphor frozen metaphor mixed metaphor synesthetic metaphor

Semantic Complexity

74%

Sense Count

1

Total Synonyms

0

Total Relationships

7

Times Searched

18

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Related Words

trope figure of speech figure dead metaphor frozen metaphor mixed metaphor synesthetic metaphor