Metaphorical - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˌmetəˈfɔːrɪkl|  American pronunciation of the word metaphorical
Brit.  |ˌmetəˈfɒrɪkl|  British pronunciation of the word metaphorical

adjective

- expressing one thing in terms normally denoting another (syn: metaphoric)
a metaphorical expression

Extra examples

“He was drowning in paperwork” is a metaphor in which having to deal with a lot of paperwork is being compared to drowning in an ocean of water.

Her poems include many imaginative metaphors.

The word has a metaphorical as well as a literal meaning.

She was, literally and metaphorically, in perfect shape.

The writer indulged in metaphorical language

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