An inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others
English: analogy
Bahasa: perbandingan, ibarat, analogi, keserupaan, kias
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kiasanBahasa Indonesia
allegory, allusion, analogy, apologue, clue
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#16,079 of the corpus · 3.1 per million words · 13,065 occurrences
From kias (…-an) · rare, #76,220
Noun
A short moral story (often with animal characters)
English: fable, parable, allegory, apologue
Bahasa: dongeng, ibarat, anekdot, fabel, alegori, cerita ibarat
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An inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh
English: euphemism
Bahasa: eufemisme
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4 more noun senses
Passing reference or indirect mention
English: allusion
Bahasa: alusi
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A slight indication
English: hint, clue
Bahasa: tanda, bukti, petunjuk, alamat, bayangan, isyarat, sindiran
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A figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity
English: metaphor
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An indirect (and usually malicious) implication
English: insinuation, innuendo
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Adjective
(used of the meanings of words or text) not literal, using figures of speech
English: figurative, nonliteral
Bahasa: ibarat, figuratif, majasi
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Expressing one thing in terms normally denoting another
English: metaphorical, metaphoric
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