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  metaphor \met"a*phor`\ (m[e^]t"[.a]*f[^o]r` or
     m[e^]t"[.a]*f[~e]r), n. [F. m['e]taphore, L. metaphora, fr.
     Gr. metafora`, fr. metafe`rein to carry over, transfer; meta`
     beyond, over + fe`rein to bring, bear.] (Rhet.)
     The transference of the relation between one set of objects
     to another set for the purpose of brief explanation; a
     compressed simile; e. g., the ship plows the sea. --Abbott &
     Seeley. ``All the world's a stage.'' --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: The statement, ``that man is a fox,'' is a metaphor;
           but ``that man is like a fox,'' is a simile,
           similitude, or comparison.
           [1913 Webster]

  Metaphor \Met"a*phor\, n. [F. m['e]taphore, L. metaphora, fr.
     Gr. ?, fr. ? to carry over, transfer; meta` beyond, over +
     fe`rein to bring, bear.] (Rhet.)
     The transference of the relation between one set of objects
     to another set for the purpose of brief explanation; a
     compressed simile; e. g., the ship plows the sea. --Abbott &
     Seeley. ``All the world's a stage.'' --Shak.
  
     Note: The statement, ``that man is a fox,'' is a metaphor;
           but ``that man is like a fox,'' is a simile,
           similitude, or comparison.

  metaphor
       n : a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer
           to something that it does not literally denote in order
           to suggest a similarity

  metaphor
     Αγγλικά n.
     η μεταφορά (στη γλώσσα και τη λογοτεχνία)

  metaphor
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable figure of speech) The use of a word or phrase to
  refer to something other than its literal meaning, invoking an implicit
  similarity between the thing described and what is denoted by the word
  or phrase.
     2 (lb en countable figure of speech) A word or phrase used in such
  implied comparison.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To use a metaphor.
     2 (lb en transitive) To describe by means of a metaphor.

  metaphor
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable figure of speech) The use of a word or phrase to
  refer to something other than its literal meaning, invoking an implicit
  similarity between the thing described and what is denoted by the word
  or phrase.
     2 (lb en countable figure of speech) A word or phrase used in such
  implied comparison.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To use a metaphor.
     2 (lb en transitive) To describe by means of a metaphor.

  metaphor
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable figure of speech) The use of a word or phrase to
  refer to something other than its literal meaning, invoking an implicit
  similarity between the thing described and what is denoted by the word
  or phrase.
     2 (lb en countable figure of speech) A word or phrase used in such
  implied comparison.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To use a metaphor.
     2 (lb en transitive) To describe by means of a metaphor.

  metaphor
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable figure of speech) The use of a word or phrase to
  refer to something other than its literal meaning, invoking an implicit
  similarity between the thing described and what is denoted by the word
  or phrase.
     2 (lb en countable figure of speech) A word or phrase used in such
  implied comparison.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To use a metaphor.
     2 (lb en transitive) To describe by means of a metaphor.

  metaphor
     Englanti n.
     metafora, kielikuva

  metaphor /mˈɛtəfˌɔː/
  beeld, beeldspraak

  Metaphor /mˈɛtəfˌɔː/
  استعارة

  metaphor //ˈmɛ.tə.fə// //ˈmɛ.tə.fɚ// //ˈmɛt.ə.fɔɹ// //ˈmɛt.ə.fɔː// 
  мета́фора, метафора
  uncountable: figure of speech

  metaphor /mˈɛtəfˌɔː/ 
  metafora

  metaphor /mˈɛtəfˌɔː/
  Sinnbild , Symbol 
           Note: für etw. / +Gen.
        "The double-edged sword is a metaphor of divine knowledge, its sharp edges cleaving truth from falsehood."  - Das zweischneidige Schwert ist ein Sinnbild für göttliches Wissen, wo die scharfen Schneiden Wahrheit von Falschheit trennen.
     Synonym: symbol
  
   see: symbols, metaphors
  
           Note: of sth.

  metaphor /mˈɛtəfˌɔː/
  bildlicher Ausdruck , sprachliches Bild , Sprachbild , Metapher  [ling.]
     Synonym: linguistic image
  
   see: linguistic images, metaphors
  

  metaphor /mˈɛtəfˌɔː/
  
  μεταφορά

  metaphor //ˈmɛ.tə.fə// //ˈmɛ.tə.fɚ// //ˈmɛt.ə.fɔɹ// //ˈmɛt.ə.fɔː// 
  metafora 2.
  countable: word or phrase used in metaphor
   3.
  uncountable: figure of speech

  metaphor /mˈɛtəfˌɔː/ 
  1. अलंकार
        "He is fond of using metaphors in his speech."

  metaphor /mˈɛtəfˌɔː/
  metafora, uspoređenje

  metaphor /mˈɛtəfˌɔː/
  1. hasonlat
  2. metafora
  3. szókép

  metaphor //ˈmɛ.tə.fə// //ˈmɛ.tə.fɚ// //ˈmɛt.ə.fɔɹ// //ˈmɛt.ə.fɔː// 
  1. analogi, metafora, umpama
  2. kiasan, majas, metafora
  uncountable: figure of speech

  metaphor //ˈmɛ.tə.fə// //ˈmɛ.tə.fɚ// //ˈmɛt.ə.fɔɹ// //ˈmɛt.ə.fɔː// 
  1. 隠喩, 比喩, 象徴
  countable: word or phrase used in metaphor
  2. メタファー, 暗喩, 隠喩, 比喩
  uncountable: figure of speech

  metaphor /metəfər/
  beeld, beeldspraak, metafoor

  metaphor //ˈmɛ.tə.fə// //ˈmɛ.tə.fɚ// //ˈmɛt.ə.fɔɹ// //ˈmɛt.ə.fɔː// 
  metafor 2.
  uncountable: figure of speech
   3.
  countable: word or phrase used in metaphor

  metaphor /ˈmetəfə/ 
    metafora, przenośnia

  metaphor /metəfər/
  metáfora

  metaphor /metəfər/
  lenguajefigurado

  metaphor //ˈmɛ.tə.fə// //ˈmɛ.tə.fɚ// //ˈmɛt.ə.fɔɹ// //ˈmɛt.ə.fɔː// 
  metafor 2.
  uncountable: figure of speech
   3.
  countable: word or phrase used in metaphor

  metaphor /mˈɛtəfˌɔː/
  1. mecaz. mixed metaphor birbirine uymayan mecazların bir araya getirilmesi. metaphor'ic(al)  mecazi. metaphorically  mecazen.

  
/ˈmɛtəfɔɹ/

  163 Moby Thesaurus words for "metaphor":
     accordance, agent, agreement, alikeness, allegory, alliance,
     alliteration, allusion, alternate, alternative, anacoluthon,
     anadiplosis, analogue, analogy, anaphora, anastrophe, antiphrasis,
     antithesis, antonomasia, aping, apophasis, aporia, aposiopesis,
     apostrophe, approach, approximation, assimilation, backup,
     balancing, catachresis, change, changeling, chiasmus,
     circumlocution, climax, closeness, community, comparability,
     comparative anatomy, comparative degree, comparative grammar,
     comparative judgment, comparative linguistics,
     comparative literature, comparative method, compare, comparing,
     comparison, conformity, confrontation, confrontment, contrast,
     contrastiveness, conversion, copy, copying, correlation,
     correspondence, counterfeit, deputy, distinction, distinctiveness,
     double, dummy, ecphonesis, emphasis, equal, equivalent, ersatz,
     exchange, exclamation, fake, figure of speech, fill-in, gemination,
     ghost, ghostwriter, hypallage, hyperbaton, hyperbole, identity,
     image, imagery, imitation, inversion, irony, likeness, likening,
     litotes, locum tenens, makeshift, malapropism, matching, meiosis,
     metonymy, mimicking, nearness, next best thing, onomatopoeia,
     opposing, opposition, oxymoron, parallelism, paregmenon,
     parenthesis, parity, periphrasis, personification, personnel,
     phony, pinch hitter, pleonasm, preterition, prolepsis, proportion,
     proxy, reference, regression, relation, relief, repetition,
     replacement, representative, resemblance, reserves, ringer,
     sameness, sarcasm, second string, secondary, semblance, sign,
     similarity, simile, similitude, simulation, spares, spoonerism,
     stand-in, sub, substituent, substitute, substitution, succedaneum,
     superseder, supplanter, surrogate, syllepsis, symbol, symbolism,
     symploce, synecdoche, third string, token, trope,
     trope of comparison, understudy, utility player, vicar,
     vice-president, vice-regent, weighing, zeugma
  
  

  n. 隐喻,暗喻;

     n. 隐喻,暗喻