Words

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.

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