Meaning of the word figurative in English
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figurative
US /ˈfɪɡ.jɚ.ə.tɪv/
UK /ˈfɪɡ.jɚ.ə.tɪv/
Adjective
1.
(of words and phrases) used not with their basic meaning but with a more imaginative meaning, in order to create a special effect:
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Of course, she was using the term "massacre" in the figurative sense.
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