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Adjective: metaphorical  `metu'forikul
  1. Expressing one thing in terms normally denoting another
    "a metaphorical expression"
    - metaphoric

See also: figurative, metaphor, metaphorically, nonliteral

Encyclopedia: Metaphorical

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