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- adjective Not
metaphoric .
Etymologies
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non- + metaphoric
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Examples
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If a member of the Judson Welliver Society of former White House speechwriters were writing an opening for Mark Antony today, it would have to be “Friends, Romans, fellow citizens”—perhaps followed by the nonmetaphoric “lend me your auditory facility.”
The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004
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If a member of the Judson Welliver Society of former White House speechwriters were writing an opening for Mark Antony today, it would have to be “Friends, Romans, fellow citizens”—perhaps followed by the nonmetaphoric “lend me your auditory facility.”
The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004
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