October 4 2018
Words in language may have two meanings,
one is literal and the other figurative.
The word revolution in French has thus two meanings.
1 - literally = Exactly as stated;
read or understood without additional interpretation;
not figurative or metaphorical.
2 - figurative = Not literal.
Of words in metaphorical usage,
such as 'pig' of a greedy person,
or metonymic, as 'crown' to mean the monarchy.