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Ancestral Lore

Ancestral Lore of metaphor

from Greek metaphora "a transfer"
especially of the sense of one word to a different word, literally "a carrying over"

15th century, "figure of speech by which a characteristic of one object is assigned to another, different but resembling it or analogous to it; comparison by transference of a descriptive word or phrase"

metaphor noun
  • a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
  • an object, activity, or idea treated as a metaphor (see symbol)

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Specific examples and quotes of metaphor

"Metaphors are expressions of underlying energies and interactions. The same story can be expressed through infinite sets of metaphors."

"Originals"
(Speed Well Dialogues)
by Sabina Nore

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Legend

~☉~lucid definition; added layer of lucidity, or aethereal context
classic definition
artificium definition; usually words which have undergone a warped evolution, or a complete perversion of the original sense
Originals - Speed Well Dialogues

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