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},
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"Pertaining to or characterized by a metaphor; figurative; symbolic."
],
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"translations": [
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "istiʕāriyy",
"sense": "pertaining to a metaphor",
"word": "اِسْتِعَارِيّ"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "majāziyy",
"sense": "pertaining to a metaphor",
"word": "مَجَازِيّ"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ramziyy",
"sense": "pertaining to a metaphor",
"word": "رَمْزِيّ"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "pertaining to a metaphor",
"word": "məcazi"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "metaforičen",
"sense": "pertaining to a metaphor",
"word": "метафоричен"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "pertaining to a metaphor",
"word": "metafòric"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "bǐyù",
"sense": "pertaining to a metaphor",
"word": "比喻"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "pertaining to a metaphor",
"word": "象徵"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "xiàngzhēng",
"sense": "pertaining to a metaphor",
"word": "象征"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "pertaining to a metaphor",
"word": "metaforisk"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "pertaining to a metaphor",
"word": "metaforisch"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "pertaining to a metaphor",
"word": "vertauskuvallinen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "pertaining to a metaphor",
"word": "metaforinen"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "pertaining to a metaphor",
"word": "metafórico"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "pertaining to a metaphor",
"word": "metaphorisch"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "pertaining to a metaphor",
"word": "metaforikus"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "pertaining to a metaphor",
"word": "metaforico"
},
{
"alt": "ひゆてきな",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "hiyuteki-na",
"sense": "pertaining to a metaphor",
"word": "比喩的な"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "pertaining to a metaphor",
"word": "metaforisks"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "pertaining to a metaphor",
"word": "metaforisk"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "pertaining to a metaphor",
"word": "metaforisk"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "pertaining to a metaphor",
"word": "metaforic"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "pertaining to a metaphor",
"word": "metaforyczny"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "pertaining to a metaphor",
"word": "metafórico"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "metaforíčeskij",
"sense": "pertaining to a metaphor",
"word": "метафори́ческий"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "perenósnyj",
"sense": "pertaining to a metaphor",
"word": "перено́сный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "óbraznyj",
"sense": "pertaining to a metaphor",
"word": "о́бразный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "figurálʹnyj",
"sense": "pertaining to a metaphor",
"word": "фигура́льный"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "pertaining to a metaphor",
"word": "metafórico"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "pertaining to a metaphor",
"word": "metaforisk"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "pertaining to a metaphor",
"word": "bildlig"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "metaforýčnyj",
"sense": "pertaining to a metaphor",
"word": "метафори́чний"
}
]
}
],
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"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
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"tags": [
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{
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"tags": [
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},
{
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"English adjectives",
"English entries with incorrect language header",
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"Pertaining to or characterized by a metaphor; figurative; symbolic."
],
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"metaphor",
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"figurative",
"figurative"
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},
{
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{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "istiʕāriyy",
"sense": "pertaining to a metaphor",
"word": "اِسْتِعَارِيّ"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "majāziyy",
"sense": "pertaining to a metaphor",
"word": "مَجَازِيّ"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ramziyy",
"sense": "pertaining to a metaphor",
"word": "رَمْزِيّ"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "pertaining to a metaphor",
"word": "məcazi"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "metaforičen",
"sense": "pertaining to a metaphor",
"word": "метафоричен"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "pertaining to a metaphor",
"word": "metafòric"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "bǐyù",
"sense": "pertaining to a metaphor",
"word": "比喻"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "pertaining to a metaphor",
"word": "象徵"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "xiàngzhēng",
"sense": "pertaining to a metaphor",
"word": "象征"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "pertaining to a metaphor",
"word": "metaforisk"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "pertaining to a metaphor",
"word": "metaforisch"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "pertaining to a metaphor",
"word": "vertauskuvallinen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "pertaining to a metaphor",
"word": "metaforinen"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "pertaining to a metaphor",
"word": "metafórico"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "pertaining to a metaphor",
"word": "metaphorisch"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "pertaining to a metaphor",
"word": "metaforikus"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "pertaining to a metaphor",
"word": "metaforico"
},
{
"alt": "ひゆてきな",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "hiyuteki-na",
"sense": "pertaining to a metaphor",
"word": "比喩的な"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "pertaining to a metaphor",
"word": "metaforisks"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "pertaining to a metaphor",
"word": "metaforisk"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "pertaining to a metaphor",
"word": "metaforisk"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "pertaining to a metaphor",
"word": "metaforic"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "pertaining to a metaphor",
"word": "metaforyczny"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "pertaining to a metaphor",
"word": "metafórico"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "metaforíčeskij",
"sense": "pertaining to a metaphor",
"word": "метафори́ческий"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "perenósnyj",
"sense": "pertaining to a metaphor",
"word": "перено́сный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "óbraznyj",
"sense": "pertaining to a metaphor",
"word": "о́бразный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "figurálʹnyj",
"sense": "pertaining to a metaphor",
"word": "фигура́льный"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "pertaining to a metaphor",
"word": "metafórico"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "pertaining to a metaphor",
"word": "metaforisk"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "pertaining to a metaphor",
"word": "bildlig"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "metaforýčnyj",
"sense": "pertaining to a metaphor",
"word": "метафори́чний"
}
],
"word": "metaphorical"
}
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