different between metaphorical vs tralatitious

metaphorical

English

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?m?t??f???k?l/
  • (US) IPA(key): /?m?t??f????k?l/
  • Hyphenation: meta?phor?ical

Adjective

metaphorical (comparative more metaphorical, superlative most metaphorical)

  1. Pertaining to or characterized by a metaphor; figurative; symbolic.

Synonyms

  • metaphoric

Derived terms

  • metaphorically

Translations

See also

figurative

Anagrams

  • pharmacolite

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tralatitious

English

Alternative forms

  • tralaticious

Etymology

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Adjective

tralatitious

  1. transferred
  2. (of words or phrases) metaphorical
  3. passed down; transmitted from one to another
  4. (obsolete) passed around; common

Related terms

  • tralation
  • tralatition

tralatitious From the web:

  • what does tralatitious mean
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