figurative (a)
nonliteral (a)

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type a
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def (used of the meanings of words or text) not literal
def using figures of speech
examples figurative language
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Also see rhetorical
Antonym figurative → literal
Similar to analogical; extended; metaphorical, metaphoric; metonymic, metonymical; poetic; synecdochic, synecdochical; tropical
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Antonym literal → figurative
Similar to analogical; extended; metaphorical, metaphoric; metonymic, metonymical; poetic; synecdochic, synecdochical; tropical
Also see rhetorical
Derived from adjective figuratively → figurative

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