metaphorical extension

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A noun meaning the process as the language changes over time in linguistics wherein the meaning of or part of the sense of a word which was used as a portion of a popularized metaphorical phrase is transferred back to and subsequently becomes one of the accepted general meanings of the original word used in the phrase . (Example mouse, in computing from computer mouse, an input device which possessed a metaphorical tail.)
The part of the definition of a word which has undergone a such meaning change
metaphorical extension

    Silbentrennung

    met·a·pho·ri·cal ex·ten·sion

    Türkische aussprache

    metıfôrîkıl îkstenşın

    Aussprache

    /ˌmetəˈfôrəkəl əkˈstensʜən/ /ˌmɛtəˈfɔːrɪkəl ɪkˈstɛnʃən/

    Etymologie

    () From at least 1995, metaphorical + extension.
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