metaphorical

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/ˌmɛtəˈfɒɹɪkəl/ English

Definitions

adjective

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

Related words

Synonyms

metaphoric figurative nonliteral symbolic allegorical analogical emblematic representative illustrative tropological parabolic archetypal mythic allusive metonymic poetic evocative

Associated

metaphors literal riddles metaphor meanings mythological imagery symbolism sense expressions

Rhymes

oracle rhetorical auricle historical allegorical categorical coracle oratorical delphic oracle historic hill

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