OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 3094

metaphor

/ˈmɛ.tə.fə/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
metáfora
A word or phrase used in such implied comparison.
A Metaphor may be changed into a Simile, and also into plain language, containing neither metaphor nor simile. Thus: Metaphor. — Idleness is the rust of the soul. Simile. — As rust…
A Metaphor, in place of proper words, Resemblance puts; and dress to speech affords.
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