Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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metaphoric | No | Yes | No | No |
metaphor | Yes | No | No | No |
metaphoric (noun) | metaphor (noun) |
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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 |
metaphoric (adjective) | metaphor (adjective) |
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expressing one thing in terms normally denoting another |