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A Metaphor (n.) takes ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠a word out of its proper meaning and gives it a new one, which the mind grasps only through a comparison.