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The definition of metaphor

1 Definitions of: metaphor

1. noun, a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action that it does not literally denote in order to imply a resemblance, for example he is a lion in battle. Compare simile
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Synonyms:	figure of speech, image, symbol, analogy, emblem, conceit (literary), allegory, trope

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