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Humanities > History > Symbolism > Metaphor

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Metaphor  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Note

  • IM; coord with object of comparison (IM)

Scope note

  • The application of a concept to that which it is not literally the same but which suggests a resemblance and comparison. Medical metaphors were widespread in ancient literature; the description of a sick body was often used by ancient writers to define a critical condition of the State, in which one corrupt part can ruin the entire system. (From Med Secoli Arte Sci, 1990;2(3):abstract 331)

History note

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