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metaphorical definitions

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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: expressing one thing in terms normally denoting another; "a metaphorical expression"; "metaphoric language" [syn: metaphorical, metaphoric]

Merriam Webster's

adjective see metaphor

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Metaphoric Met`a*phor"ic, Metaphorical Met`a*phor"ic*al, a. [Gr. ?: cf. F. m['e]taphorique.] Of or pertaining to metaphor; comprising a metaphor; not literal; figurative; tropical; as, a metaphorical expression; a metaphorical sense. -- Met`a*phor"ic*al*ly, adv. -- Met`a*phor"ic*al*ness, n.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

You use the word metaphorical to indicate that you are not using words with their ordinary meaning, but are describing something by means of an image or symbol. It turns out Levy is talking in metaphorical terms... ADJ • metaphorically You're speaking metaphorically, I hope. ADV: usu ADV with cl, ADV with v

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. See metaphoric

Moby Thesaurus

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