[ˈmɛtəfɔː], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable
(e.g: when we speak of gene maps and gene mapping, we use a cartographic metaphor)


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Origin:
late 15th century: from French métaphore, via Latin from Greek metaphora, from metapherein ‘to transfer’