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Metaphoric
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metaphor
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
Ether
greater than zero in which case the concept of an ether pervading the vacuum may have more than metaphoric meaning
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Province
island is in the province of Canterbury. A county; an outlying county gover-ned by a deputy or lieutenant. Metaphorically, the sphere of duty: as the province of the judge and the province of the jury. Province shall
Plant
far as I can see, has been applied to industrial and commercial equipment in a highly analogical and metaphorical sense, borrowed, unless I am mistaken, from the world of botany, Cole Bros Ltd. v. Phillips (Inspector of
Foundation
two different senses, 'fundatio incipiens' and 'fundatio perficiens'; as to the politic capacity, the act of incorporation is metaphorically called the foundation, but as to the dotation, the first gift of the revenues is called the foundation,
Clypeus, or Clipeus
Clypeus, or Clipeus, a shield: metaphorically one of a noble family. Clypei prostrati, noble families extinct, Mat. Paris, 463.
Area
of the Public Health Act, 1875), a Poor Law Union of parishes, as to which, see UNION; (3) Metaphor, the region of discussion; (4) In the London Building Act, 1930, s. 5, contains this definition: 'area' in
Socinianism
of Christs virtue that the Bible was to be interpreted by human reason and that its language was metaphorical and not to be taken literally
roadkill
it is illegal in most places for a restaurant to serve roadkill as food for people Also used metaphorically as ldquoroadkill on the information superhighwayrdquo a person or corporation defeated by others more expert at using the
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