[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

figurative \fig"urative\, a. l. figurativus: cf. f.
   figuratif. see figurative.
   1. representing by a figure, or by resemblance; typical;
      representative.
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            this, they will say, was figurative, and served, by
            god's appointment, but for a time, to shadow out the
            true glory of a more divine sanctity. --hooker.
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   2. used in a sense that is tropical, as a metaphor; not
      literal; -- applied to words and expressions.
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   3. abounding in figures of speech; flowery; florid; as, a
      highly figurative description.
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   4. relating to the representation of form or figure by
      drawing, carving, etc. see figure, n., 2.
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            they belonged to a nation dedicated to the
            figurative arts, and they wrote for a public
            familiar with painted form.           --j. a.
                                                  symonds.
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   figurative counterpoint or figurative descant. see under
      figurate. -- fig"uratively, adv. --
      fig"urativeness, n.
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see also:
figurative figure figurative counterpoint figurative descant figurate fig"uratively 
fig"urativeness 

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Figurative, definition of term: Figurative
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Counterpoint, definition of term: Counterpoint
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