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Metaphorical

{

Metˊa-phor′ic

,

Metˊa-phor′ic-al

, }

Adj.

[Gr. [GREEK]: cf. F.

métaphorique

.]

Of or pertaining to metaphor; comprising a metaphor; not literal; figurative; tropical;

as, a

metaphorical

expression; a

metaphorical

sense.

–

Metˊa-phor′ic-al-ly

,

adv.

–

Metˊa-phor′ic-al-ness

,

Noun.