central metaphor

collocation in English

meaningsofcentralandmetaphor

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central
adjective
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/ˈsen.trəl/us
/ˈsen.trəl/
in, at, from, or near the centre or most important part ...
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metaphor
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈmet.ə.fɔːr/us
/ˈmet̬.ə.fɔːr/
an expression, often found in literature, that describes a person or object by referring to something that is considered to have similar characteristics to that person ...
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(Definition ofcentralandmetaphorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcentral metaphor

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The vast body of evidence presented and referred to in the target article demonstrates the heuristic value of thecentralmetaphor.
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Thecentralmetaphorin the book invoked "frontier" language.
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Thecentralmetaphorwhich emerges from these images is that of the construction of space, which fundamentally participates in the expression of wabi-sabi.
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A tree visualization of the constraint problem is thecentralmetaphorfor exploration of any constraint node in the tree.
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Finally, the unfamiliar is also acentralmetaphorfor the actors' work.
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Later the term goon came to refer more generally to any violent thug, and this is where the book draws itscentralmetaphor.
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In many cases, the book will be about the process of creating the book or includes acentralmetaphorfor this process.
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In this interpretation, the novel'scentralmetaphorof passing under a different identity occurs at a surprisingly wide variety of levels.
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The arresting imagery and figures of speech in the monologue develop thecentralmetaphor: a person's lifespan is a play in seven acts.
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Thecentralmetaphorof the movie is simply a bloody lie.
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Seeing life as upside down becomes thecentralmetaphorfor looking at experiences throughout the book.
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The novel'scentralmetaphoris autism.
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The discussion highlights tensions and inconsistencies in the interviewees' identity construction, in which control and distance are central metaphors of contemporary masculinity.
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