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metaphorical |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: metaphorical adj : expressing one thing in terms normally denoting another; "a metaphorical expression"; "metaphoric language" [syn: {metaphoric}]
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