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dead metaphor
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Japanese Meaning
（言語学）もともと比喩表現として用いられていたが、比喩的な意味やニュアンスを失い、文字通りの意味で定着した表現。 / 死んだ比喩：初めは比喩として成立していたが、時間の経過とともにその比喩性が薄れ、通常の語として扱われるようになった表現。
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(linguistics) A former metaphor which has in effect lost its metaphorical status and become literal. Not to be confused with stale metaphor (a type of cliché), although it often is.
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dead metaphor
The linguist explained how the word 'deadline' had become a dead metaphor.
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The linguist explained how the word 'deadline' had become a dead metaphor.
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