Greetings,
Lexicons and dictionaries give the prose definitions of the words they define, and if there is a metaphorical meaning or sense to a word, they give the metaphorical meaning, but state that it is metaphorical.
My question is about the Slater Lexicon, which is a “Lexicon to Pindar.” According to what I read about it, it is a lexicon to the poet Pindar. Therefore, in the Lexicon to Pindar, do the definitions of the words normally include the metaphorical meaning without stating explicitly that the meaning is metaphorical?
Thank You,
David
Slater's Lexicon to Pindar - normally metaphorical?
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Re: Slater's Lexicon to Pindar - normally metaphorical?
Usually a specialized dictionary or lexicon focuses on the vocabulary as used by that author or body of literature. It should be evident from the specific lexical entry if something is a metaphorical usage or not.