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メタフォール

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Meanings

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noun

A loanword from French 'métaphore', used as a synonym for メタファー (from English). It is less common than メタファー and may carry a slightly literary or academic tone.

from French métaphore

See also: メタファー

この詩しでは、人じん生せいを旅たびに例たとえるメタフォールが使つかわれている。
In this poem, a metaphor comparing life to a journey is used.

Similar words

メタファー
メタファー is the more common English-derived term for 'metaphor'. メタフォール is a French-derived variant, less frequent and slightly more literary.
比ひ喩ゆ
比喩 is the native Japanese word for 'metaphor' or 'figure of speech', used in both everyday and academic contexts. メタフォール is a loanword with a more specialized, stylistic nuance.

Etymology

Borrowed from French 'métaphore', ultimately from Greek 'metaphora'. The English-derived form メタファー is more common in modern Japanese.