Brief meaning --- a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable. "when we speak of gene maps and gene mapping, we use a cartographic metaphor" Similar: figure of speech figurative expression image trope allegory parable analogy comparison symbol emblem word painting word picture conceit a thing regarded as representative or symbolic of something else. "the amounts of money being lost by the company were enough to make it a metaphor for an industry that was teetering".

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