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metaphorical
noun(met-a-phor)
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
metaphorical
noun(met-a-phor)
an object, activity, or idea treated as a metaphor : symbol

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