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figurative
/'fɪɡjərətɪv/
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figurative
adjective
consisting of or forming human or animal figures
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"the figurative art of the humanistic tradition"
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figural
representational
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adjective
(used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech
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"figurative language"
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nonliteral
metaphoric
metaphorical
metonymic
metonymical
poetic
synecdochic
synecdochical
analogical
tropical
extended
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literal
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