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figurative meaning in Nepali

आलंकारिक

/ˈfɪɡəɹətɪv/

figurative in Nepali: आलंकारिक. In English, figurative means of use as a metaphor, simile, metonym or other figure of speech, as opposed to literal; using figures.

Nepali words for figurative

आलंकारिक

English meaning of figurative

  1. adjective Of use as a metaphor, simile, metonym or other figure of speech, as opposed to literal; using figures.
  2. adjective Metaphorically so called.
  3. adjective With many figures of speech.
  4. adjective Emblematic, symbolic; representative, exemplative.

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Questions about figurative in Nepali

What is the meaning of figurative in Nepali?
Figurative in Nepali is आलंकारिक.
figurative को नेपाली अर्थ के हो?
Figurative: आलंकारिक.
What does figurative mean in English?
Figurative means of use as a metaphor, simile, metonym or other figure of speech, as opposed to literal; using figures.

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Nepali words: machine translation by IndicTrans2 (AI4Bharat, MIT license), kept only when it translates back to “figurative”. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: figurative (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Nepali words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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