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figurative

/'fɪɡjərətɪv/

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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
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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