figurative (adj.)

  1. (used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech; figurative language

    [ Syn: nonliteral ]

  2. consisting of or forming human or animal figures; a figural design; the figurative art of the humanistic tradition- Herbert Read

    [ Syn: figural ]

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