Definition of Metaphar
Met"a*phor (m&ebreve;t"&adot;*f&etilde;r),
n. [F. métaphore, L.
metaphora, fr. Gr. metafora`, fr.
metafe`rein to carry over, transfer; meta`
beyond, over + fe`rein to bring, bear.] (Rhet.)
The transference of the relation between one set of objects to
another set for the purpose of brief explanation; a compressed
simile; e. g., the ship plows the sea. Abbott &
Seeley. "All the world's a stage." Shak.
&fist; The statement, "that man is a fox," is a metaphor; but
"that man is like a fox," is a simile, similitude, or comparison.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (uncountable) The use of a word or phrase to refer to something that it isn't, implying a similarity between the word or phrase used and the thing described, and without the words "like" or "as".
- (countable) The word or phrase used in this way.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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