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The answer METAPHORICAL has 5 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
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Definitions of metaphorical in various dictionaries:
adj - expressing one thing in terms normally denoting another
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| Symbolic of something else |
| Symbolic |
| Like to be excluded from such an expression? |
| In verse about gnome, only first half is not to be taken literally |
| Figurative |
| Last Seen in these Crosswords & Puzzles |
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| Dec 11 2018 The Guardian - Quick crossword |
| Jul 9 2011 The Times - Concise |
| Jun 3 2003 The Times - Cryptic |
| Jun 25 2002 The Guardian - Quick crossword |
| Jul 23 2001 The Times - Cryptic |
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| Pertaining to or characterized by a metaphor figurative symbolic. |
| characteristic of or relating to metaphor figurative. |
| expressing one thing in terms normally denoting another |
| Metaphorical language contains metaphors: |
| not having real existence but representing some truth about a situation or other subject: |
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A metaphor is a figure of speech that directly refers to one thing by mentioning another for rhetorical effect. It may provide clarity or identify hidden similarities between two ideas. Antithesis, hyperbole, metonymy and simile are all types of metaphor. One of the most commonly cited examples of a metaphor in English literature is the "All the world's a stage" monologue from As You Like It:* This quotation expresses a metaphor because the world is not literally a stage. By asserting that the world is a stage, Shakespeare uses points of comparison between the world and a stage to convey an understanding about the mechanics of the world and the behavior of the people within it. * The Philosophy of Rhetoric (1937) by rhetorician I. A. Richards describes a metaphor as having two parts: the tenor and the vehicle. The tenor is the subject to which attributes are ascribed. The vehicle is the object whose attributes are borrowed. In the previous example, "the world" is compared to a stage, de |
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| allegorical |
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| ICONIC |
| NOMINAL |
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