English Explanatory Dictionary

supermetaphor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A grounding fact; a correspondance between the underlying truth and our ideas and constructions based on that truth.
  2. An overarching metaphor; a metaphor that encompasses several sub-metaphors.
  3. A metaphor that is particularly widespread or dominant.
  4. A metaphor about metaphors.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

supermetaphor supermetaphors

Etymology

From super- + metaphor.

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