Figurative: alternatives and connections

Founded on, or of the nature of, analogy; expressing or implying analogy.

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Founded on, or of the nature of, analogy; expressing or implying analogy.

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of Extend

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of Extend

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Alt. of Metaphorical

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Alt. of Metaphorical

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Of or pertaining to metaphor; comprising a metaphor; not literal; figurative; tropical; as, a metaphorical expression; a metaphorical sense.

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Of or pertaining to metaphor; comprising a metaphor; not literal; figurative; tropical; as, a metaphorical expression; a metaphorical sense.

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Alt. of Metonymical

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Alt. of Metonymical

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Used by way of metonymy.

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Used by way of metonymy.

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Alt. of Poetical

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Alt. of Poetical

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Expressed by synecdoche; implying a synecdoche.

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Expressed by synecdoche; implying a synecdoche.

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Of or pertaining to the tropics; characteristic of, or incident to, the tropics; being within the tropics; as, tropical climate; tropical latitudes;…

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Of or pertaining to the tropics; characteristic of, or incident to, the tropics; being within the tropics; as, tropical climate; tropical latitudes;…

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Of or pertaining to rhetoric; according to, or exhibiting, rhetoric; oratorical; as, the rhetorical art; a rhetorical treatise; a rhetorical flourish.

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Of or pertaining to rhetoric; according to, or exhibiting, rhetoric; oratorical; as, the rhetorical art; a rhetorical treatise; a rhetorical flourish.

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Represented by figure or delineation; consisting of figures; as, figural ornaments.

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According to the letter or verbal expression; real; not figurative or metaphorical; as, the literal meaning of a phrase.

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According to the letter or verbal expression; real; not figurative or metaphorical; as, the literal meaning of a phrase.

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