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Main Entry: met·a·phor
Pronunciation: \ˈme-tə-ˌfȯr also -fər\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English methaphor, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French metaphore, from Latin metaphora, from Greek, from metapherein to transfer, from meta- + pherein to bear — more at bear
Date: 15th century

1: a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money); broadly : figurative language — compare simile

2: an object, activity, or idea treated as a metaphor : symbol 2

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definition: METAPHOR pancho - Tuesday, May 20 2008, 21:52:44 (CEST)
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