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metaphor

noun
/ˈmɛ.tə.fə/UK/ˈmɛt.ə.foɹ/US

Etymology

From Middle French métaphore, from Latin metaphora, from Ancient Greek μεταφορά (metaphorá), from μεταφέρω (metaphérō, “to transfer, apply”), from μετά (metá, “with, across, after”) + φέρω (phérō, “to bear, carry”).

  1. derived from μεταφορά
  2. derived from metaphora
  3. derived from métaphore

Definitions

  1. The use of a word, phrase, concept, or set of concepts to refer to something other than…

    The use of a word, phrase, concept, or set of concepts to refer to something other than its literal meaning, invoking an implicit similarity between the thing described and what is denoted by the word, etc., that is used.

    • The next group of computational approaches to metaphor assume that metaphor is basically a hidden analogy.

  2. A word or phrase used in such implied comparison.

    • A Metaphor, in place of proper words, Resemblance puts; and dress to speech affords.

  3. The use of an everyday object or concept to represent an underlying facet of the computer…

    The use of an everyday object or concept to represent an underlying facet of the computer and thus aid users in performing tasks.

    • desktop metaphor; wastebasket metaphor
  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. To use a metaphor.

    2. To describe by means of a metaphor.

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Derived

conceptual metaphor, dead metaphor, extended metaphor, malaphor, metaphoreme, metaphoric, metaphorical, metaphorical extension, metaphorically, metaphorician, metaphoricity, metaphorics, metaphorism, metaphorist, metaphorization, metaphorize, metaphorology, mixed metaphor, stale metaphor, supermetaphor

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at metaphor. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at metaphor. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at metaphor

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA