"metaphoricity" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: metaphoricities [plural]
Etymology: metaphoric + -ity Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|metaphoric|ity}} metaphoric + -ity Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} metaphoricity (usually uncountable, plural metaphoricities)
  1. The quality of being metaphorical. Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms: metaphoricality, metaphoricalness, metaphoricness Related terms: metaphor Translations (quality of being a metaphor): metaforicidad [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-metaphoricity-en-noun-u9j3Uzg3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ity

Inflected forms

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