Originally Posted by dissipate

metaphor \met"a*phor`\ noun-
to carry over, transfer; meta`
beyond, over + fe`rein to bring, bear.] (Rhet.)
The transference of the relation between one set of objects
to another set for the purpose of brief explanation; a
compressed simile; e. g., the ship plows the sea. --Abbott &
Seeley. "All the world's a stage." --Shak.
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