Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: metaphor
IPA transcription: [m'ɛtəfɔɹ]
Pronunciations of metaphor
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: metaphor
    Meaning: a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity
Usage examples
  • After a moment's satisfaction with this last fancy, he became aware that he was being made the fool of metaphor.
  • Whatever its structure, a Noun must always be either (1) the ordinary word for the thing, or (2) a strange word, or (3) a metaphor, or (4) an ornamental word, or (5) a coined word, or (6) a word lengthened out, or (7) curtailed, or (8) altered in form.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Hamlet, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Poetry, License CC BY-SA 4.0