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Nonliteral

Nonliteral Meaning & Definition
Nonliteral Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Nonliteral?

[adj] (used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech; "figurative language"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Nonliteral: analogical | extended | figurative | metaphoric | metaphorical | metonymic | metonymical | poetic | synecdochic | synecdochical | tropical

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See Also | rhetorical

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