Metaphorical extension
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Metaphorical extension
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A metaphorical extension is the "extension of meaning in a new direction" through the popular adoption of an original metaphorical comparison. The metaphorical extension is almost a universal and natural process in any language undergone by every word. In general, it's not even perceived in everyday usage as meaning change. When it is least obvious, users don't even see it as extending the meaning of a word. Consider the example of illuminate: it originally meant "to light up" something dim or d
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2023-06-03T14:17:53Z
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