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Definition of Figure of speech
1. Noun. Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense.
Exact synonyms: Figure, Image, Trope
Examples of language type: Cakewalk, Blind Alley, Blockbuster, Megahit, Smash Hit, Sleeper, Bell Ringer, Bull's Eye, Home Run, Mark, Housecleaning, Goldbrick, Lens, Domino Effect, Flip Side, Period, Summer, Dawn, Evening, Rainy Day
Generic synonyms: Rhetorical Device
Specialized synonyms: Conceit, Irony, Exaggeration, Hyperbole, Kenning, Metaphor, Metonymy, Oxymoron, Personification, Prosopopoeia, Simile, Synecdoche, Zeugma
Derivative terms: Tropical
Examples of language type: Cakewalk, Blind Alley, Blockbuster, Megahit, Smash Hit, Sleeper, Bell Ringer, Bull's Eye, Home Run, Mark, Housecleaning, Goldbrick, Lens, Domino Effect, Flip Side, Period, Summer, Dawn, Evening, Rainy Day
Generic synonyms: Rhetorical Device
Specialized synonyms: Conceit, Irony, Exaggeration, Hyperbole, Kenning, Metaphor, Metonymy, Oxymoron, Personification, Prosopopoeia, Simile, Synecdoche, Zeugma
Derivative terms: Tropical
Lexicographical Neighbors of Figure Of Speech
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