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Word: Figurative
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
Middle English: from late Latin figurativus, from figurare ‘to form or fashion’, from figura (see figure)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈfɪɡ(ə)rətɪv
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈfɪɡjʊrətɪv
Dialects: British English
Definition:
departing from a literal use of words; metaphorical
Short Definition:departing from literal use of words
Examples:- a figurative expression
Definition:
(of an artist or work of art) representing forms that are recognizably derived from life.
Short Definition:representing forms that are recognizably derived from life
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