Usage Note
Figuratamente signals that a word or phrase is being used in a non-literal, metaphorical sense, equivalent to 'figuratively' or 'in a figurative sense'. It is a formal adverb found mainly in literary criticism, linguistics, and careful prose; in everyday speech in senso figurato is more common.
Examples
"La parola è usata figuratamente in questo testo."
Natural Translation
The word is used figuratively in this text.
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