imaginative comparison

/ɪˌmædʒ(ə)nədɪv kəmˌpɛrəsən/
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Other forms: imaginative comparisons

Definitions of imaginative comparison
  1. noun
    the kind of mental comparison that is expressed in similes or metaphors or allegories
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    type of:
    comparison
    relation based on similarities and differences
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