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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Is there a word for non literal word usages? #149437 10/26/2005 1:09 PM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 33 Eastern North Carolina, US CarlAdler newbie CarlAdler newbie Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 33 Eastern North Carolina, US I wonder if there is a well accepted term to cover "metaphor", "simile", "allegory" and the like. I would like to use "metaphor" in a broad sense for this but a philosopher friend objects to this. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Is there a word for non literal word usages? CarlAdler 10/26/2005 1:09 PM Re: Is there a word for non literal word usages? Jackie 10/26/2005 1:19 PM Re: Is there a word for non literal word usages? AnnaStrophic 10/26/2005 2:28 PM Re: Is there a word for non literal word usages? tsuwm 10/26/2005 3:28 PM Re: Is there a word for non literal word usages? CarlAdler 10/26/2005 5:40 PM Re: Is there a word for non literal word usages? Marianna 10/26/2005 3:27 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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