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metaphor
/met-a-for/
 
n-ct.
Def.: epad seini ne egngaranan nu ka sabeka ne butang te senge lein ne ngaran
an expression in which you say that one thing is another thing.
She is a tarsier [This means that she's a liar].
Tinekak sikandin [ ka igpasabut kayi su ubaten sikandin].
Sem.Dom.: language use
Status: ready

Last updated: 27/Sep/2012