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figurative

How many syllables in figurative?

  4 syllables

Divide figurative into syllables:   fig-ur-a-tive
Stressed syllable in figurative:   fig-ur-a-tive
How to pronounce figurative:   fig-yer-uh-tiv
How to say figurative:

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Synonyms for figurative


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