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metaphor

/ˈmɛtəfɔr/ /ˈmɛtəˌfɔː/
noun
  1. 1 metafor
  2. 2 mecaz

Definition (English)

  1. A way of describing something by calling it something else, to show a similarity.
  2. A word or phrase used in such an implied comparison.

Example Sentences

  1. The poem The Road Not Taken uses metaphors about choices and regret.
    Gidilmeyen Yol şiiri, seçimler ve pişmanlıklar üzerine metaforlar kullanır.
  2. Her smile was a metaphor for sunshine.
    Gülümsemesi güneş ışığının bir metaforuydu.

Synonyms

figure of speechimagesymbolallegoryanalogycomparisonsimile

Collocations

use a metaphormetaphor forextended metaphormetaphorical languagemetaphor meaningmetaphor example

Related Words

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