metaphor
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/ˈmɛ.tə.fə/US /ˈmɛt.ə.fɔr/metaphor
NOUNDefinition of metaphor
A metaphor is a way of talking about one thing by using the language usually used for something else to show some kind of similarity between them.
Example: People often talk about brains using the metaphor of a computer.
metaphor
EXAMPLESExamples of metaphor
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People often talk about brains using the metaphor of a computer.
Example sentence2
We say "spend time" because of the metaphor "time is money".
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