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Metaphorical

//ˌmɛtəˈfɒɹɪkəl// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Pertaining to or characterized by a metaphor; figurative; symbolic.

    "metaphorical answer"

Adjective
  1. 1
    expressing one thing in terms normally denoting another wordnet

Etymology

From metaphoric + -al.

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