metaphor
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[edit] Etymology
From Latin metaphora from Ancient Greek μεταφορά (metaphora) from μεταφέρω (metapherō), “‘I transfer, apply’”) from μετά (meta), “‘with, across, after’”) + φέρω (pherō), “‘I bear, carry’”)
[edit] Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /ˈmɛt.ə.fɔː(ɹ)/, SAMPA: /"mEt.@.f@/, /"mEt.@.fO:(r)/
- (US) IPA: /ˈme.tə.fɚ/, /ˈmɛt.ə.fɔɹ/
- Hyphenation: meta‧phor
[edit] Noun
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metaphor (countable and uncountable; plural metaphors)
- (uncountable) (rhetoric) The use of a word or phrase to refer to something that it isn't, invoking a direct similarity between the word or phrase used and the thing described, and without the words "like" or "as".
- (countable) The word or phrase used in this way. An implied comparison.
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uncountable: figure of speech
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countable: word or phrase used in metaphor
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