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▸ adjective:  Of use as a metaphor, simile, metonym or other figure of speech, as opposed to literal; using figures; as when saying that someone who eats more than they should is a pig or like a pig.
▸ adjective:  Metaphorically so called.
▸ adjective:  With many figures of speech.
▸ adjective:  Emblematic, symbolic; representative, exemplative
▸ adjective:  (art) Representing forms recognisable in life and clearly derived from real object sources, in contrast to abstract art.






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