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metaphor noun
/ˈmet.ə.fɔːr/
/ˈmet ̬.ə.fɔːr/ n [C or U] Definition
an expression which describes a person or object in a literary way by referring to something that is considered to have similar characteristics to the person or object you are trying to describe
'The mind is an ocean' and 'the city is a jungle' are both metaphors.
Metaphor and simile are the most commonly used figures of speech in everyday language.
(Definition of metaphor noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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