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metălepsis
mētālis
mĕtallārĭus
mĕtallĭcus
mĕtallĭfer
Metallinensis
mĕtallum
mĕtămĕlos
mĕtămorphōsis
mĕtănoea (
mĕtaphŏra
mĕtaphŏrĭcē
mĕtăphrĕnum
Mĕtăpīnus
mĕtaplasmus
mĕtaplastĭcōs
Mĕtăpontīnus
Mĕtăpontum
mētārĭus
mĕtastăsis
mĕtăsyncrĭtĭcus
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mĕtaphŏra
mĕtaphŏra, ae, f., = μεταφορά, a rhetorical figure, metaphor, a transferring of a word from its proper signification to another (called by Cic. de Or. 3, 38, 155, verbi translatio; post-Aug.), Quint. 8, 6, 18; (as Greek), id. 8, 6, 4 sqq.; Schol. Juv. 1, 169.

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Headword:
mĕtaphŏra
Headword (normalized):
mĕtaphŏra
Headword (normalized/stripped):
metaphora
IDX:
28932
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lat.ls.perseus-eng2-n28910
Key:
metaphora

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