figure of speech meaning in Sanskrit
समुच्चय samuccaya
figure of speech in Sanskrit: समुच्चय (samuccaya), रूपक (rūpaka). In English, figure of speech means a word or phrase that intentionally deviates from ordinary language use to produce a rhetorical effect.
Sanskrit words for figure of speech
- a figure of speech
- समुच्चय samuccaya
- figure of speech, metaphor, simile, comparison
- रूपक rūpaka
English meaning of figure of speech
- noun A word or phrase that intentionally deviates from ordinary language use to produce a rhetorical effect.
- noun A turn of phrase that is not intended to be interpreted literally, but is used solely as a rhetorical device for the purpose of facilitating effective and nuanced communication.
figure of speech in a sentence
- I hope you didn't take it the wrong way, that was a figure of speech.
Synonyms of figure of speech
figure of speech in other languages
Questions about figure of speech in Sanskrit
- What is the meaning of figure of speech in Sanskrit?
- Figure of speech in Sanskrit is समुच्चय (samuccaya), रूपक (rūpaka).
- figure of speech इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
- Figure of speech: समुच्चय (samuccaya), रूपक (rūpaka).
- What does figure of speech mean in English?
- Figure of speech means a word or phrase that intentionally deviates from ordinary language use to produce a rhetorical effect.
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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “figure of speech”: रूपक, समुच्चय. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: figure of speech (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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