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nonmetaphoric

nonmetaphoric adjective: not metaphoric.

Adjective

nonmetaphoric (not comparable)

  1. Not metaphoric.

Origin of nonmetaphoric

From non- + metaphoric.

Questions about nonmetaphoric

What does nonmetaphoric mean?
Nonmetaphoric means not metaphoric.
What part of speech is nonmetaphoric?
Nonmetaphoric is an adjective.

Words near nonmetaphoric in the dictionary

  1. nonmetallurgist
  2. nonmetallurgists
  3. nonmetals
  4. nonmetameric
  5. nonmetamorphic
  6. nonmetaphoric
  7. nonmetaphorical
  8. nonmetaphoricity
  9. nonmetaphysical
  10. nonmetaphysically
  11. nonmetaplastic

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