"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 22 74 Categories (other): Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries, Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian undefined derivations Disambiguation of Pages with 10 entries: 6 15 17 20 42 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 15 17 19 43 Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 16 20 65 Disambiguation of Italian undefined derivations: 15 10 75
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: metaforeggiare, metaforico, metaforismo

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "metaforeggiare"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    }
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    {
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  ],
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    "me‧tà‧fo‧ra"
  ],
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  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "ipa": "/meˈta.fo.ra/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-afora"
    }
  ],
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    "Italian terms derived from Latin",
    "Italian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Italian undefined derivations",
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    "Rhymes:Italian/afora/4 syllables",
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    {
      "word": "metaforeggiare"
    },
    {
      "word": "metaforico"
    },
    {
      "word": "metaforismo"
    }
  ],
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      },
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      },
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      "name": "uder"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "metafore",
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "f"
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "it",
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        "trope"
      ],
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          "trope",
          "trope"
        ]
      ],
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        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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      ],
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          "figure of speech",
          "figure of speech"
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/meˈta.fo.ra/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-afora"
    }
  ],
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  ],
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}

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