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LNS

metaphora, metaphorae

metaphora

μεταφορά

noun (f., 1^st declension)

a rhetorical figure, metaphor, a transferring of a word from its proper signification to another

Abbreviations

metaphora, 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.