- metaphoric
- adjective see metaphor
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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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},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
metaphoric — (adj.) 1590s, from METAPHOR (Cf. metaphor) + IC (Cf. ic). Greek metaphorikos meant apt at metaphors … Etymology dictionary
metaphoric — adjective expressing one thing in terms normally denoting another a metaphorical expression metaphoric language • Syn: ↑metaphorical • Similar to: ↑figurative, ↑nonliteral • Derivationally related … Useful english dictionary
Metaphoric criticism — is one school of rhetorical analysis used in English and speech communication studies. Scholars employing metaphoric criticism analyze texts by locating metaphors within texts and evaluating those metaphors in an effort to better understand ways… … Wikipedia
metaphoric — See metaphor. * * * … Universalium
metaphoric — adjective Like a metaphor … Wiktionary
metaphoric — (Roget s IV) , modif. Syn. symbolic, symbolical, allegorical, figurative, referential, allusive, comparative, mystical, anagogic, metonymic, poetic, anagogical, contrastive, exegetical, symbolistic, involved, imaginative, mythic, antonomastic,… … English dictionary for students
metaphoric — metÉ™ fÉ”rɪkl , fÉ‘ / fÉ’ adj. of or pertaining to a metaphor, of simile; representational, allegory like … English contemporary dictionary
metaphoric — a.; (also metaphorical) Figurative, tropical … New dictionary of synonyms
metaphoric — met·a·phor·ic … English syllables
