metafoor
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From Dutch metafoor, from French métaphore, from Latin metaphora, from Ancient Greek μεταφορά (metaphorá), from μεταφέρω (metaphérō, “I transfer, apply”).
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metafoor (plural metafore)
- metaphor (figure of speech)
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from French métaphore, from Latin metaphora, from Ancient Greek μεταφορά (metaphorá), from μεταφέρω (metaphérō, “I transfer, apply”), from μετά (metá, “with, across, after”) + φέρω (phérō, “I bear, carry”).
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metafoor f (plural metaforen, diminutive metafoortje n)
- metaphor (figure of speech)
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- Afrikaans: metafoor