adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
the figurative/metaphorical meaning (= different from its usual or basic meaning )
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The expression has a metaphorical meaning.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
sense
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The struggle for existence is a term best used in a large and metaphorical sense .
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In a metaphorical sense , different functions of the brain take place in different rooms.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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During the time of torture, such artists as Vera Sienra worked in the language of metaphorical mutilation.
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From its beginnings, writing about California has been a deeply metaphorical enterprise, a continuing and contested act of the imagination.
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I wondered if Venturi were just careless or if he is making some metaphorical point.
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In single paragraphs of groups of sentences, Thoreau establishes metaphorical relationships between self and not self.
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It is suggested that certain structures, which may appear metaphorical , are best treated as cases of underlexicalisation.
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One could not hope to find a better medium for escape than a pair of metaphorical , spiritual wings.
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The literal and metaphorical juxtaposition of drama and game is what I want to explore here.
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Verbal echoes and ambiguities may trigger off metaphorical associations that are not necessarily conceptually justified.