Definitions
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
Word origin
From Middle French métaphore, from Latin metaphora, from Ancient Greek μεταφορά (metaphorá), from μεταφέρω (metaphérō, “to transfer, apply”), from μετά (metá, “with, across, after”) + φέρω (phérō, “to bear, carry”).
Used in a sentence
“The next group of computational approaches to metaphor assume that metaphor is basically a hidden analogy.”
“A Metaphor, in place of proper words, Resemblance puts; and dress to speech affords.”
“To torture the metaphor, though, they’re sitting at a table outside the Nazi bar; their friends are there, they’re having a good time, maybe they hear a slur emanate from the window from time to time.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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01“Figurative comparison”8 letters
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