"metafora" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /meˈta.fo.ra/ Forms: metafore [plural]
Rhymes: -afora Etymology: From Latin metaphora, from Ancient Greek μεταφορά (metaphorá). Etymology templates: {{uder|it|la|metaphora}} Latin metaphora, {{uder|it|grc|μεταφορά}} Ancient Greek μεταφορά (metaphorá) Head templates: {{it-noun|f}} metafora f (plural metafore)
  1. metaphor Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-metafora-it-noun-Bl108nZl
  2. trope Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-metafora-it-noun-FqV-Nwe4
  3. figure of speech Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Figures of speech
    Sense id: en-metafora-it-noun-yokP6Lri Disambiguation of Figures of speech: 4 23 73 Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian undefined derivations Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 16 21 63 Disambiguation of Italian undefined derivations: 16 11 72
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: metaforeggiare, metaforico, metaforismo

Inflected forms

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