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Metaphor in philosophy — Metaphor, the description of one thing as something else, has become of interest in recent decades to both analytic philosophy and continental philosophy, but for different reasons. Contents 1 Metaphor in analytic philosophy 2 Metaphor in… … Wikipedia
Metaphor (disambiguation) — Metaphor can mean: Metaphor in literature and rhetoric, an analogy between two objects or ideas, conveyed by using a word instead of another word Conceptual metaphor, metaphors in cognitive linguistics, understanding one idea or conceptual domain … Wikipedia
Metaphor — This article is about the figure of speech. For other uses, see Metaphor (disambiguation). A political cartoon from an 1894 Puck magazine by illustrator S.D. Ehrhart, shows a farm woman labeled Democratic Party sheltering from a tornado of… … Wikipedia
metaphor */ — UK [ˈmetəfə(r)] / UK [ˈmetəfɔː(r)] / US [ˈmetəˌfɔr] noun Word forms metaphor : singular metaphor plural metaphors 1) a) [countable] literature a word or phrase that means one thing and is used for referring to another thing in order to emphasize… … English dictionary
idea */*/*/ — UK [aɪˈdɪə] / US [aɪˈdɪə] noun Word forms idea : singular idea plural ideas Metaphor: An idea or theory is like a building or structure. Developing an idea is like building something, and destroying an idea is like destroying a building. Their… … English dictionary
metaphor — met|a|phor [ˈmetəfə, fo: US fo:r] n [U and C] [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: métaphore, from Latin, from Greek metaphora, from meta ( META ) + pherein to carry ] 1.) a way of describing something by referring to it as something different and … Dictionary of contemporary English
metaphor — noun (C, U) 1 a way of describing something by comparing it to something else that has similar qualities, without using the words like or as : The sunshine of her smile is a metaphor. | His poetry is brought alive by his masterful use of metaphor … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
metaphor — met|a|phor [ metə,fɔr ] noun * 1. ) count a word or phrase that means one thing and is used for referring to another thing in order to emphasize their similar qualities: He often uses the metaphor of the family to describe the role of the state.… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
metaphor — 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… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Conduit metaphor — A Conduit metaphor is a linguistic term referring to a dominant class of figurative expressions used when discussing communication itself (metalanguage). It operates whenever people speak or write as if they insert their mental contents (feelings … Wikipedia
Conceptual metaphor — In cognitive linguistics, conceptual metaphor, or cognitive metaphor, refers to the understanding of one idea, or conceptual domain, in terms of another, for example, understanding quantity in terms of directionality (e.g. prices are rising ). A… … Wikipedia
