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metaphorical

adj
/ˌmɛtəˈfɒɹɪkəl/UK/ˌmɛtəˈfoɹɪkəl/CA/ˌmetəˈfɔɹɪkəl/

Etymology

From metaphoric + -al.

  1. derived from μεταφορά
  2. derived from metaphora
  3. derived from métaphore
  4. suffixed as metaphoric — “metaphor + ic”
  5. formed as metaphorical — “metaphoric + -al”

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to or characterized by a metaphor

    Pertaining to or characterized by a metaphor; figurative; symbolic.

    • metaphorical answer
    • metaphorical depiction
    • metaphorical description

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at metaphorical. 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 metaphorical. 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 metaphorical

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