Transferred-sense Definition

noun

A (usually looser) meaning of a word or phrase developed from a metaphoric application of its original signification (for example, hunger has the primary and original sense “want of food”, “craving appetite”; whence developed the transferred sense of “any strong desire or craving”).

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transferred-sense
Plural:
transferred senses

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