"conceptual metaphor" meaning in English

See conceptual metaphor in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: conceptual metaphors [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} conceptual metaphor (plural conceptual metaphors)
  1. (linguistics) The understanding of one idea or conceptual domain in terms of another. Wikipedia link: conceptual metaphor Categories (topical): Linguistics Translations (linguistics: understanding an idea in terms of another): käsitteellinen metafora (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-conceptual_metaphor-en-noun-q7MYe1gW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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