figure of speech
/ˌfɪɡjər əv ˈspitʃ/
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Type
Compound
Meaning
A word or phrase used in a nonliteral sense to create a vivid rhetorical effect.
Calling the stadium an oven was just a figure of speech to describe the heat.
Synonyms
- metaphor
- turn of phrase
- trope
- idiom
Antonyms
- literal statement