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Preferred term

Metaphor  

Definition

  • A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance [AAT 94]; cf. Simile

Entry terms

  • Figure of speech, metaphor
  • Parabole, metaphor
  • Speech, figure of, metaphor

Notation

  • 115890

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-R9SHT0GP-S

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