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The transference of the relation between one set of objects to another set for the purpose of brief explanation; a compressed simile; e. g., the ship plows the sea.

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  1. n. The transference of the relation between one set of objects to another set for the purpose of brief explanation; a compressed simile; e. g., the ship plows the sea.
  2. 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
  3. The transference of the relation between one set of objects to another set for the purpose of brief explanation; a compressed simile; e. g., the ship plows the sea. Abbott & Seeley. "All the world's a stage." Shak. Note: The statement, "that man is a fox," is a metaphor; but "that man is like a fox," is a simile, similitude, or comparison.
  4. The transference of the relation between one set of objects toanother set for the purpose of brief explanation; a compressedsimile; e. g., the ship plows the sea. Abbott & Seeley. "All theworld's a stage." Shak.
  5. n:100 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