Metaphoric

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Metaphoric \Met`a*phor"ic\, Metaphorical \Met`a*phor"ic*al\, a.
     [Gr. ?: cf. F. m['e]taphorique.]
     Of or pertaining to metaphor; comprising a metaphor; not
     literal; figurative; tropical; as, a metaphorical expression;
     a metaphorical sense. -- {Met`a*phor"ic*al*ly}, adv. --
     {Met`a*phor"ic*al*ness}, n.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  metaphoric
       adj : expressing one thing in terms normally denoting another; "a
             metaphorical expression"; "metaphoric language" [syn: {metaphorical}]