tralatition

tralatition
  n. metaphor.
   ♦ tralatitious, a. metaphorical; handed down from father to son.

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  • Tralatition — Tral a*ti tion, n. [See {Tralatitious}.] A change, as in the use of words; a metaphor. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tralatition — tralaˈtition rare 0. [irreg. f. next.] = prec. in Webster …   Useful english dictionary

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