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- DictionaryFig·ur·a·tive/ˈfiɡ(y)ərədiv/
adjective
- 1. departing from a literal use of words; metaphorical: "gold, in the figurative language of the people, was “the tears wept by the sun.”"
- 2. (of an artist or work of art) representing forms that are recognizably derived from life.