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metaphier

metaphier noun: the literal, familiar subject described in a metaphor by word or phrase, which then by analogic similitude implies the metaphrand to which the metaphor alludes.

Noun

metaphier (plural metaphiers)

  1. The literal, familiar subject described in a metaphor by word or phrase, which then by analogic similitude implies the metaphrand to which the metaphor alludes.

Forms of metaphier

pluralmetaphiers

Questions about metaphier

What does metaphier mean?
Metaphier means the literal, familiar subject described in a metaphor by word or phrase, which then by analogic similitude implies the metaphrand to which the metaphor alludes.
What part of speech is metaphier?
Metaphier is a noun.
What is the plural of metaphier?
The plural of metaphier is metaphiers.

Words near metaphier in the dictionary

  1. metaphenomenon
  2. metaphenotype
  3. metaphenotypes
  4. metaphenylenediamin
  5. metaphery
  6. metaphier
  7. metaphilosopher
  8. metaphilosophers
  9. metaphilosophical
  10. metaphilosophically
  11. metaphilosophies

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