transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈme-tə-ˌfȯr also ]
-fər noun
Etymology: Middle English methaphor, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French metaphore, from Latin metaphora, from Greek, from metapherein to transfer, from meta- + pherein to bear — more at bear
Date: 15th century
1. : a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money ) ; broadly : figurative language — compare simile
2. : an object, activity, or idea treated as a metaphor : symbol 2
• met·a·phor·ic ˌme-tə-ˈfȯr-ik, -ˈfär- or met·a·phor·i·cal -i-kəl adjective
• met·a·phor·i·cal·ly -i-k(ə-)lē adverb