metaphier

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noun

The literal, familiar subject described in a metaphor by word or phrase, which then by analogic similitude implies the metaphrand to which the metaphor alludes.

Scrabble 16

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nounmetaphier (plural metaphiers)

plural metaphiers

  1. The literal, familiar subject described in a metaphor by word or phrase, which then by analogic similitude implies the metaphrand to which the metaphor alludes.

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APA

metaphier. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metaphier

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“metaphier.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metaphier. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metaphier,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metaphier.

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