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How to pronounce “figurative”
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Pronunciation guide for figurative
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of figurative with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Wisdom
or figurative earthquake, we feel a surge of adrenalized fear at the shock
- Definition summary
- Of use as a metaphor, simile, metonym or other figure of speech, as opposed to literal; using figures.
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How to pronounce figurative
Wisdom
or figurative earthquake, we feel a surge of adrenalized fear at the shock
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “figurative”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- Of use as a metaphor, simile, metonym or other figure of speech, as opposed to literal; using figures.
- Metaphorically so called.
- With many figures of speech.
- Emblematic, symbolic; representative, exemplative
- (art) Representing forms recognisable in life and clearly derived from real object sources, in contrast to abstract art.
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