"metaphorically" meaning in English

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      "form": "more metaphorically",
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          "text": "He conveyed his teachings metaphorically."
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        "In a metaphoric manner; not literally; by means of metaphor."
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        "(manner) In a metaphoric manner; not literally; by means of metaphor."
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          "roman": "majāziyyan",
          "sense": "in a metaphoric manner",
          "word": "مَجَازِيًّا"
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          "_dis1": "92 8",
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          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "in a metaphoric manner",
          "word": "metafòricament"
        },
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          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "in a metaphoric manner",
          "word": "métaphoriquement"
        },
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          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "in a metaphoric manner",
          "word": "metaforicamente"
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          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "in a metaphoric manner",
          "word": "metaphorisch"
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          "_dis1": "92 8",
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          "sense": "in a metaphoric manner",
          "word": "metaforicamente"
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          "sense": "in a metaphoric manner",
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          "word": "metaforycznie"
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          "sense": "in a metaphoric manner",
          "word": "metaforicamente"
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          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "in a metaphoric manner",
          "word": "metafóricamente"
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          "_dis1": "92 8",
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          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "in a metaphoric manner",
          "word": "metaforiskt"
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          "text": "Metaphorically, he was crushed."
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      "code": "ar",
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      "roman": "majāziyyan",
      "sense": "in a metaphoric manner",
      "word": "مَجَازِيًّا"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "in a metaphoric manner",
      "word": "metafòricament"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "in a metaphoric manner",
      "word": "métaphoriquement"
    },
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "in a metaphoric manner",
      "word": "metaforicamente"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "in a metaphoric manner",
      "word": "metaphorisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "in a metaphoric manner",
      "word": "metaforicamente"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "in a metaphoric manner",
      "word": "w przenośni"
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      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "in a metaphoric manner",
      "word": "metaforycznie"
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      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "in a metaphoric manner",
      "word": "metaforicamente"
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      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "in a metaphoric manner",
      "word": "metafóricamente"
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      "sense": "in a metaphoric manner",
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