metaphor
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Simple Meaning
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When to Use
πAcademic WritingπExam Vocabulary
Upper Intermediate β fluent in familiar topics
Examples in Conversation
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Learning Path
βΆFull Definition
The use of a word or phrase to refer to something that it is not, invoking a direct similarity between the word or phrase used and the thing described (but in the case of English without the words like or as, since use of those words would imply a simile); the word or phrase used in this way; an implied comparison.
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