"Figurate" is a word in ENGLISH
Figurative; metaphorical.
Florid; figurative; involving passing discords by the
freer melodic movement of one or more parts or voices in the harmony;
as, figurate counterpoint or descant.
Of a definite form or figure.
Every word the right one and exactly where it should be. That's basically the highest compliment I can give.
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Used in a sense that is tropical, as a metaphor; not literal; -- applied to words and expressions.
Read the complete definitionTo represent by a metaphor; to signify or symbolize.
Read the complete definitionFiguratively, anything which enlightens intellectually or morally; anything regarded metaphorically a performing the uses of a lamp.
Read the complete definitionAccording to the letter or verbal expression; real; not figurative or metaphorical; as, the literal meaning of a phrase.
Read the complete definitionmahalimbawáon - (H) Metaphorical, figurative, in the form of a comparison or illustration. (cf. halimbáwà).
Read the complete definitionOf or pertaining to metaphor; comprising a metaphor; not literal; figurative; tropical; as, a metaphorical expression; a metaphorical sense.
Read the complete definitionA figure of speech by which a word is used in a literal and metaphorical sense at the same time.
Read the complete definitiontalinghaga Definition: (noun) allegory; figure of speech; metaphor 2 Definition: (var) TALINHAGA
Read the complete definitionMetaphorical; figurative; not literal.
Read the complete definitionRhetorically changed from its exact original sense; being of the nature of a trope; figurative; metaphorical.
Read the complete definitionIn a tropical manner; figuratively; metaphorically.
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