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spurious
/s ˈpjʊ ri əs /
/s ˈpjʊ ri əs /
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metaphor
/ˈmɛ tə fɔr/
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a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something…
metaphor meaning(s)
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- (n) a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity
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- The story of Sonia Gandhi, 61, is remarkable at every level, and the fairy-tale metaphor barely begins to scratch the surface of its extraordinariness.
- Don Listwin remembers the day in November 2000 when his company's bloodletting went from metaphor to messy reality.
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metaphoric
/ˌmɛ tə ˈfɑ rɪk/
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expressing one thing in terms normally denoting another
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metaphorical
/ˌmɛ tə ˈfɔ rɪ kəl/
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expressing one thing in terms normally denoting another
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metaphorically
/ˌmɛ tə ˈfɔ rɪk li/
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in a metaphorical manner
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metaphosphoric acid
a glassy solid acid ([HPO3]n) often used as a dehydrating agent
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metaphysical
/ˌmɛ tə ˈfɪ zɪ kəl/
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pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics
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metaphysically
in a metaphysical manner
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metaphysics
/ˌmɛ tə ˈfɪ zɪks/
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the philosophical study of being and knowing
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metaphysis
the growing part of a long bone between the diaphysis and the epiphysis
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metaplastic anaemia
pernicious anemia in which the various formed elements in the…
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metaplastic anemia
pernicious anemia in which the various formed elements in the blood…
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metaproterenol
a bronchodilator (trade name Alupent) used to treat asthma and emphysema…
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metarule
a rule that describes how other rules should be used (as in AI)
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metasequoia
large fast-growing Chinese monoecious tree having flat bright-green deciduous…
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metasequoia glyptostrodoides
large fast-growing Chinese monoecious tree having…
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metastability
the quality of a physical system that persists in its existing equilibrium…
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metastable
(of physical systems) continuing in its present state of equilibrium unless…
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metastases
the spreading of a disease (especially cancer) to another part of the body
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metastasis
/mə ˈtæ stə sɪs/
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the spreading of a disease (especially cancer) to another part…
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metastasise
spread throughout the body
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metastasize
/mə ˈtæ stə ˌsaɪz/
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spread throughout the body
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metastatic
relating to or affected by metastasis
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metastatic tumor
a tumor that is malignant and tends to spread to other parts of the…
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metatarsal
any bone of the foot between the ankle and the toes