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изощрённая мета́фора и́ли сравне́ние — meaning in English

izoshchryonnaya metafora ili sravneniye

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English meaning

  • conceit noun An excessively high opinion of oneself; vanity.

Senses

изощрённая мета́фора и́ли сравне́ние is used for these senses in English:

  • conceit (countable, rhetoric, literature) An ingenious expression or metaphorical idea, especially in extended form or used as a literary or rhetorical device. [from 16th c.]

conceit — full definition

  1. noun An excessively high opinion of oneself; vanity.
  2. noun A clever or fanciful idea, especially one used as a literary device.

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