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Definition of: figurative
(fig′yər·ə·tiv) adjective
1. Not literal; metaphorical; symbolic.
2. Ornate; florid.
3. Of or pertaining to the representation of form or figure.
4. Representing by means of a form or figure; emblematic.
—fig′ur·a·tive·ly adverb
—fig′ur·a·tive·ness noun
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