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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. expressing one thing in terms normally denoting another;
- Example: "a metaphorical expression"
- Example: "metaphoric language"
[syn: metaphorical, metaphoric]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Metaphoric \Met`a*phor"ic\, Metaphorical \Met`a*phor"ic*al\, a.
   [Gr. ?: cf. F. m['e]taphorique.]
   Of or pertaining to metaphor; comprising a metaphor; not
   literal; figurative; tropical; as, a metaphorical expression;
   a metaphorical sense. -- Met`a*phor"ic*al*ly, adv. --
   Met`a*phor"ic*al*ness, n.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

metaphoric
    adj 1: expressing one thing in terms normally denoting another;
           "a metaphorical expression"; "metaphoric language" [syn:
           metaphorical, metaphoric]