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Word: Metaphor
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 15th century: from French métaphore, via Latin from Greek metaphora, from metapherein ‘to transfer’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈmɛtəfə
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈmɛtəfɔː
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable
Short Definition:figure of speech in which word or phrase is applied to object or action
Examples:- when we speak of gene maps and gene mapping, we use a cartographic metaphor
- her poetry depends on suggestion and metaphor
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