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noun • language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense | ||||||||
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noun • an iconic mental representation • (Jungian psychology) a personal facade that one presents to the world • a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface • a standard or typical example • language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense • someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor) • (mathematics) the set of values of the dependent variable for which a function is defined • the general impression that something (a person or organization or product) presents to the public • a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture) verb • render visible, as by means of MRI • imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind | ||||||||
| 38% | 5 | "All ___ is metaphor, and all metaphor is poetry": G. K. Chesterton | ||||||
noun • informal language consisting of words and expressions that are not considered appropriate for formal occasions; often vituperative or vulgar • a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) verb • use slang or vulgar language • fool or hoax • abuse with coarse language | ||||||||
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1 | "All ___ is metaphor, and all metaphor is poetry": G. K. Chesterton
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