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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Met·a·phor·ic Met·a·phor·ic·al a.  Of or pertaining to metaphor; comprising a metaphor; not literal; figurative; tropical; as, a metaphorical expression; a metaphorical sense. -- Met*a*phor*ic*al*ly, adv. -- Met*a*phor*ic*al*ness, n.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 metaphoric
      adj : expressing one thing in terms normally denoting another; "a
            metaphorical expression"; "metaphoric language" [syn: metaphorical]