Figurative
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adjective


(1)   (used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech
"Figurative language"
(2)   Consisting of or forming human or animal figures
"A figural design"
"The figurative art of the humanistic tradition"- Herbert Read
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Adjective



  1. Metaphorical or tropical, as opposed to literal; using figures; as of the use of "cats and dogs" in the phrase "It's raining cats and dogs".
  2. Metaphorically so called
  3. With many figures of speech
  4. Emblematic
 
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