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figurative meaning in Telugu

అలంకారిక

/ˈfɪɡəɹətɪv/

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

Telugu words for figurative

అలంకారిక, అలంకారికమైనది

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 Telugu

What is the meaning of figurative in Telugu?
Figurative in Telugu is అలంకారిక, అలంకారికమైనది.
figurative అంటే తెలుగులో అర్థం ఏమిటి?
Figurative: అలంకారిక, అలంకారికమైనది.
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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Telugu 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 Telugu words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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