Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to or of the nature of metaphor; consisting of or abounding in metaphor; not literal: as, a metaphorical expression; a metaphorical use of words.
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- adjective Pertaining to or characterized by a
metaphor ;figurative ;symbolic .
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- adjective expressing one thing in terms normally denoting another
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Examples
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Most of these pictures are what I call metaphorical in the sense that they are not real life.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Martin Chilton 2012
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Most of these pictures are what I call metaphorical in the sense that they are not real life.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Martin Chilton 2012
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Couching the bailout in metaphorical terms, Miller said there was a "strong possibility of significant profit to taxpayers for taking this journey with us."
U.S. Announces Plan To Sell Some Of Its Citigroup Holdings The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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Couching the bailout in metaphorical terms, Miller said there was a "strong possibility of significant profit to taxpayers for taking this journey with us."
U.S. Announces Plan To Sell Some Of Its Citigroup Holdings The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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Read Roger: An object lesson in metaphorical consonance
An object lesson in metaphorical consonance Roger Sutton 2009
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"It's not until a violent climax at the Casino that the two halves of the plot come together, and then the connection is more convincing in metaphorical than literal terms."
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In alchemy, the distinction between the literal and the metaphorical is fundamental.
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Apocalypses usually describe historical events in metaphorical terms and also make predictions for the future.
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Apocalypses usually describe historical events in metaphorical terms and also make predictions for the future.
Archive 2007-01-01 2007
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While science describes our world through facts and figures, art and literature describes our world in metaphorical ways, by allowing us to see with our hearts what our minds sometimes have trouble fathoming.
Comic geek question editormum 2007
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