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| 1. | [ adjective ] (used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech | |
| Synonyms: | nonliteral | |
| Examples: | "figurative language" |
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| Related terms: | literal poetic extended analogical synecdochic tropical metonymic metaphorical rhetorical | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] consisting of or forming human or animal figures | |
| Synonyms: | figural | |
| Examples: | "a figural design" "the figurative art of the humanistic tradition"- Herbert Read |
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| Related terms: | representational | |
| Similar spelling: |
figuratively figuration figured |
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