figures of speech

A form of figure of speech — A word or phrase that intentionally deviates from ordinary language use to produce a rhetorical effect.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of figure of speech
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figures of speech. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/figures%20of%20speech

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“figures of speech.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/figures%20of%20speech. Accessed November 5, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “figures of speech,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/figures%20of%20speech.

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