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- واژهنامه · Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary met·a·phor n. Pronunciation: ' me-tə- ˌ fo ̇ r also -fər Function: noun Etymology: Middle English methaphor, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French metaphore, from Latin metaphora, from Greek, from metapherein to transfer, from meta- + pherein to bear ― more at BEAR Date: 15th century 1 : a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money ) broadly : figurative language ― compare SIMILE 2 : an object, activity, or idea treated as a metaphor : SYMBOL 2 –met·a·phor·ic \ ˌ me-tə- ' fo ̇ r-ik, - ' fär-\ or met·a·phor·i·cal \-i-kəl\ adjective –met·a·phor·i·cal·ly \-i-k(ə-)lē\ adverb