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METAPHERY

\mˈɛtəfəɹi], \mˈɛtəfəɹi], \m_ˈɛ_t_ə_f_ə_ɹ_i]\

Definitions of METAPHERY

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms (6th edition)
1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language

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Displacement of organs.

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.

[Greek] Displacement of organs.

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms (6th edition)
By J.H. Kenneth

me-taf'e-ri, n. (bot.) the transposition of various floral organs. [Gr.: see METAPHOR.]

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson

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