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metaphrand

metaphrand noun: the meaning or object referred to by a metaphor: thus being that meaning which goes beyond the metaphor's literal meaning; which, having been denoted by the metaphier word or phrase leads to an understood meaning through implicit similarity.

Noun

metaphrand (countable and uncountable, plural metaphrands)

  1. The meaning or object referred to by a metaphor: thus being that meaning which goes beyond the metaphor's literal meaning; which, having been denoted by the metaphier word or phrase leads to an understood meaning through implicit similarity.

Forms of metaphrand

pluralmetaphrands

Questions about metaphrand

What does metaphrand mean?
Metaphrand means the meaning or object referred to by a metaphor: thus being that meaning which goes beyond the metaphor's literal meaning; which, having been denoted by the metaphier word or phrase leads to an understood meaning through implicit similarity.
What part of speech is metaphrand?
Metaphrand is a noun.
What is the plural of metaphrand?
The plural of metaphrand is metaphrands.

Words near metaphrand in the dictionary

  1. metaphosphoric acids
  2. metaphotography
  3. metaphragma
  4. metaphragmal
  5. metaphragmata
  6. metaphrand
  7. metaphrase
  8. metaphrased
  9. metaphrases
  10. metaphrasing
  11. metaphrasis

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