English Explanatory Dictionary

metaphoreme

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A non-literal expression with a relatively fixed lexicogrammatical form and specific semantics and pragmatics, associated with metaphoric language.

Word forms

metaphoreme metaphoremes

Etymology

From metaphor + -eme.

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