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metaphor

/ˈmɛtəfə/

US pronunciation
American sound/ˈmɛtəfə/
metaphor
Syllables
3 syllables
Stress
1st syllable stress
Vowel
Schwa vowel
Ending
Final r is pronounced in US English

me - tap - hor -> metaphor

Myanmar meaning

(n) ဥပစာ

Full entry

metaphor /'metǝfǝ(r) / n [U]

(က) ဥပစာ။ ‘She has a heart of stone. ’ “မိန်းကလေးရဲ့ အသည်းကတော့ ကျောက်တုံးပဲ။ ” ❍ striking originality in her use of metaphor.
(ခ) တင်စားမှု။ a game of football used as a metaphor for the competitive struggle of life, Compare SIMILE
❏ metaphorical /metǝ'fɒrÇkl; US -'fↄ:r- / adj ဥပစာ။ တင်စားသော။ a metaphorical expression/phrase ❍ use metaphorical language. Compare FIGURATIVE, LITERAL ၁ (ခ)
❏ metaphorically /-kli / adv စကားအဖြစ်။ I'll leave you in Robin's capable hands—metaphorically speaking, of course!

More examples
  • He uses the metaphor of the family to describe the role of the state.
  • [metaphor for] : It is easy to see the crumbling building as a metaphor for the society of the time.
Synonyms
symbol, figure of speech, simile, image, allegory, analogy, comparison, emblem, hope, implied comparison, metonymy, personification, representation, similitude, trope
Antonyms
plain speech
Cross references
symbolfigure of speechsimileimageallegoryanalogycomparisonemblemhopeimplied comparisonmetonymypersonificationrepresentationsimilitudetropeplain speechcapablecomparecompetitivecourseexpressionfootballforgameheartheri'llleave
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