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A poem in form still has to have voice, gesture, a sense of discovery, a metaphoric connection, as any poetry does.
Robert Morgan

Meaning of "metaphoric" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF METAPHORIC

metaphoric  [ˌmetəˈfɒrɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF METAPHORIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Metaphoric is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES METAPHORIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

metaphoric

Metaphor

A metaphor is a figure of speech that describes a subject by asserting that it is, on some point of comparison, the same as another otherwise unrelated object. It is, put simply a figure of speech that compares two unlike things without using like or as. It is not to be mistaken with a simile which does use like or as in comparisons. Metaphor is a type of analogy and is closely related to other rhetorical figures of speech that achieve their effects via association, comparison or resemblance including allegory, hyperbole, and simile. One of the most prominent examples of a metaphor in English literature is the All the world's a stage monologue from As You Like It: All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances; —William Shakespeare, As You Like It, 2/7 This quotation contains a metaphor because the world is not literally a stage. By figuratively asserting that the world is a stage, Shakespeare uses the points of comparison between the world and a stage to convey an understanding about the mechanics of the world and the lives of the people within it. The Philosophy of Rhetoric by I. A.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH METAPHORIC


amphoric
æmˈfɒrɪk
anaphoric
ˌænəˈfɒrɪk
camphoric
kæmˈfɒrɪk
cataphoric
ˌkætəˈfɒrɪk
dysphoric
dɪsˈfɒrɪk
euphoric
juːˈfɒrɪk
exophoric
ˌɛksəʊˈfɒrɪk
gonophoric
ˌɡɒnəʊˈfɒrɪk
gynophoric
ˌdʒaɪnəʊˈfɒrɪk
historic
hɪˈstɒrɪk
hydrochloric
ˌhaɪdrəʊˈklɒrɪk
hypophosphoric
ˌhaɪpəʊfɒsˈfɒrɪk
phosphoric
fɒsˈfɒrɪk
prehistoric
ˌpriːhɪˈstɒrɪk
pyrophoric
ˌpaɪrəʊˈfɒrɪk
semaphoric
ˌsɛməˈfɒrɪk
sporophoric
ˌspɔːrəˈfɒrɪk
theophoric
ˌθɪəˈfɒrɪk
toric
ˈtɒrɪk
Warwick
ˈwɒrɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE METAPHORIC

metaphase
metaphor
metaphorical
metaphorically
metaphoricalness
metaphorist
metaphosphate
metaphosphoric acid
metaphrase
metaphrasis
metaphrast
metaphrastic
metaphrastical
metaphrastically
metaphysic
metaphysical
metaphysically
metaphysician
metaphysicise
metaphysicist

WORDS THAT END LIKE METAPHORIC

boric
choric
chromatophoric
chromophoric
diasporic
enchoric
gametophoric
Hathoric
hydrochoric
hydrofluoric
isochoric
mastigophoric
meteoric
motoric
plethoric
rhetoric
sophomoric
Theodoric
thoric
zoophoric

Synonyms and antonyms of metaphoric in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «metaphoric» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF METAPHORIC

Find out the translation of metaphoric to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of metaphoric from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «metaphoric» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

隐喻
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

metafórico
570 millions of speakers

English

metaphoric
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

metaphoric
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المجازي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

метафорический
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

metafórica
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রুপকশোভিত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

métaphorique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Metafora
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

metaphorisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

比喩的な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

은유
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Metafora
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ẩn dụ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உருவகமாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रुपकात्मक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

mecazi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

metaforico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

metaforyczny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

метафоричний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

metaforic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μεταφορική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

metaforiese
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

metaphoric
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

metaforiske
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of metaphoric

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «METAPHORIC»

The term «metaphoric» is regularly used and occupies the 97.642 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «METAPHORIC» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about metaphoric

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5 QUOTES WITH «METAPHORIC»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word metaphoric.
1
Keren Ann
I was in the studio so much, it was about the search for air in a metaphoric sense, and the breathing has more to do with travel for me, about the search musically for open air.
2
Chester Brown
Alan Moore does have a sheen of class. He's a smart guy, and I'm sure there was a metaphoric level, I'm not denying that, but let's face it. the main reason he was doing a super-hero comic was because he was working for a super-hero comic book company.
3
Stanley Crouch
Our job as writers and thinkers in the time is how to bring about the occasions that let people have that first-person experience - or the metaphoric experience that allows them to see human continuity as opposed to total threat, total willingness to do violence.
4
Robert Morgan
A poem in form still has to have voice, gesture, a sense of discovery, a metaphoric connection, as any poetry does.
5
Sigmar Polke
Light is a metaphoric thing. There is green light and red light. Then there is black light, which is mostly danger.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «METAPHORIC»

Discover the use of metaphoric in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to metaphoric and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Metaphoric Mind: Selected Writings of Joseph Couture
"A Metaphoric Mind" brings together for the first time key works selected from among Dr. Joe's writings, published and unpublished.
Joseph E. Couture, Ruth Couture, Virginia McGowan, 2013
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Writing on the Renaissance Stage: Written Words, Printed ...
Particular attention is given to the book of conscience in Thomas Heywood's A Woman Killed with Kindness and George Chapman's Bussy D'Ambois; the book of nature in Shakespeare's As You Like It and Pericles; and the book of fate in Thomas ...
Frederick Kiefer, 1996
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Frames and Constructions in Metaphoric Language
Frames and constructions in metaphoric language shows how linguistic metaphor piggybacks on certain patterns of constructional meaning that have already been identified and studied in non-metaphoric language.
Karen Sullivan, 2013
4
The Metaphoric Process: Connections Between Language and Life
express through metaphoric efforts, provided there is a sufficient background of ' charity', 'reciprocity' and 'harmony'. If there is reason to analyse language so that the complex formal dynamics of communication are progressively elucidated, ...
Gemma Corradi Fiumara, 2005
5
Metaphoric Resonance in Shakespearean Tragedy
An occasional prefigurement and echo was hardly unknown before Shakespeare.
Myron Stagman, 2010
6
The Vanitas Still Lifes of Harmen Steenwyck: Metaphoric Realism
Deals with material on the vanitas still lifes of the 17th-century Dutch painter Harmen Steenwyck, the acknowledged leader in this genre.
Kristine Koozin, 1990
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The Dynamics of the Metaphoric Field: A Cognitive View of ...
Under these circumstances, the beginning of the text regains its power to communicate foreknowledge. The entry into the field becomes a re-creation but also a spiritual anticipation, a leap unto a higher level of suspense.
Nicolae Babuts, 1992
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Historical Reality Or Metaphoric Expression?: Culturally ...
Historical Reality or Metaphoric Expression? elucidates the differing interpretations on Japanese mythology by the German philologist and historian Karl Florenz (1865-1939) and the Japanese kokugakusha Iida Takesato (1828-1900) at the end ...
Michael Wachutka, 2001
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Tropisms: Metaphoric Animation and Architecture
Contextualizing his argument in biology, aesthetics and literature, Ton Verstegen applies this figure to those architectures in which movement and dynamics play a central role.
Ton Verstegen, 2001
10
Metaphor Therapy: Using Client Generated Metaphors In ...
Therapist-generated metaphoric interventions have been used for many years to enhance psychodynamic, Ericksonian, and family systems approaches to therapy.
Richard R. Kopp, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «METAPHORIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term metaphoric is used in the context of the following news items.
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Nashville Songwriters Hall Adds Rosanne Cash
Cash's output often included metaphoric lyrics and beat-driven tempos through such titles as "Seven Year Ache," "I Don't Know Why You Don't ... «Billboard, Jul 15»
2
War metaphors in breast cancer – “brave” word angers some
A news release on that study said: “Exposure to metaphoric language relating cancer to an enemy significantly lessens the extent to which ... «HealthNewsReview.org, Jul 15»
3
Images of Time
“There's both specific and metaphoric power in the wall.” A few images of the wall, shot from outside on the street, show shadows of trees, ... «Florida Weekly, Jul 15»
4
Let Me Tell You about the Birds and the Bees: Swarm Theory and …
I do not suggest we abandon the traditional military hierarchy and begin imitating an ant colony, as deliberate metaphoric applications only ... «ISN, Jul 15»
5
Mythmaking in Modern Times
And with a metaphoric clash of cymbals Rajamouli unveils his saga. A map, a gushing river, snow-capped peaks, verdant forests, a mighty ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
6
In Defence of Radio Biafra-By Paschal Chiduluemije
... which is roundly deplorable, could it be empirically wrong for rational minds in a sane society to think that the station's metaphoric use of the ... «Eagle Reporters, Jul 15»
7
Home Entertainment: It Follows Review
... slashers ruled the world and David Cronenberg milked enough horrific/metaphoric power out of the combo that he was eventually allowed to ... «DorkShelf.com, Jul 15»
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Rise Together Greensboro: Lend your ladder to build community
View it as a metaphoric tribute to “building community.” “Someone's personal ladder could stand for their hopes and dreams,” Brouwer said. «Greensboro News & Record, Jul 15»
9
'New recovery' changes everything for addicts, their loved ones
More often than not, the stories are metaphoric representations of a child's inner world.” Above all, she said, through Sandplay Therapy, ... «Daily Record, Jul 15»
10
Food Bank fighting hunger through art
“I think this is really great idea and it's very metaphoric,” Garcia said. “This is extremely interactive and everyone is having fun, socializing I'm ... «Valley morning Star, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Metaphoric [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/metaphoric>. Apr 2024 ».
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