metaphor
me·tap·hor
noun
1.
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
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”).
Phrases
- conceptual metaphor
- dead metaphor
- extended metaphor
- metaphorical extension
- mixed metaphor
- stale metaphor
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