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Word: metaphor (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • countable The word or phrase used in this way. An implied comparison.
  • uncountable figure of speech 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, but in the case of English without the words ''like'' or ''as'', which would imply a simile.

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