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 Definitions of figure of speech  [ˈfɪg yərˌhɛd]  

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Definition of 'figure of speech' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) figure of speech
an expression in which words are used in a nonliteral sense, as in metaphor, or in an unusual construction, as in antithesis, or for their sounds, as in onomatopoeia, to suggest vivid images or to heighten effect.

Etymology:  (1815–25)

Definition of 'figure of speech' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) trope, figure of speech, figure, image
language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
Translation of 'figure of speech' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: one of several devices (eg metaphor, simile) for using words not with their ordinary meanings but to make a striking effect.
Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: stylfiguur Arabic flag Arabic: إستِعارَه، تَشْبيه Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: езиков похват
Brazilian flag Brazilian: figura de estilo Czech flag Czech: řečnická figura German flag German: sprachliches Stilmittel
Danish flag Danish: billedligt udtryk Greek flag Greek: σχήμα λόγου Spanish flag Spanish: figura retórica
Estonian flag Estonian: kõnekujund Farsi flag Farsi: هر یک از صنایع ادبی Finnish flag Finnish: kielikuva
French flag French: fa��on de parler Hebrew flag Hebrew: בִּיטוּי Hindi flag Hindi: अलंकार
Croatian flag Croatian: slikovito izražavanje, go Hungarian flag Hungarian: szókép Indonesian flag Indonesian: perumpamaan
Icelandic flag Icelandic: líking, myndhverfing Italian flag Italian: modo di dire Japanese flag Japanese: 比喩
Korean flag Korean: 비유 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: stilistinė priemonė Latvian flag Latvian: tēlainās izteiksmes līdze
Malay flag Malay: perumpamaan Dutch flag Dutch: stijlfiguur Norwegian flag Norwegian: billedlig uttrykk, talemå
Polish flag Polish: metafora, zwrot retoryczn Persian flag Persian: هر یک از صنایع ادبی Pashto flag Pashto: هغه انځور چه دبيړۍ په مخك
Portuguese flag Portuguese: figura de estilo Romanian flag Romanian: figură de stil Russian flag Russian: образное выражение
Slovak flag Slovak: ozdoba Slovenian flag Slovenian: pesniška figura Serbian flag Serbian: figurativno izražavanje
Swedish flag Swedish: bildligt uttryck Thai flag Thai: คำสำนวณ Turkish flag Turkish: mecaz
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 修辭方法 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: образний вислів Urdu flag Urdu: تسلیم شدہ ضائع و بدائع خص
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: hình thái tu từ Chinese flag Chinese: 修辞的说法，比喻的说法

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