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Figurative Extension
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Definition: The extension of the meaning of a word to refer to items which are quite different from its original referents. For example, "submarine" has been figuratively extended to apply to a type of sandwich which is similar in shape to the seafaring vessel.
Source: American English, second edition by Walt Wolfram and Natalie Schilling-Estes
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