n. A type of fruit that is sweet and soft, with many tiny seeds inside. It can be eaten fresh or dried.; abbr. A short way to write 'figure' in a book or article.; A way to say 'figurative' in writing, which means not literal, but using figures of speech.

fig - Meaning, Definition & Examples

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A type of fruit that is sweet and soft, with many tiny seeds inside. It can be eaten fresh or dried.

She loves to eat fresh figs from the tree in her garden.

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A short way to write 'figure' in a book or article.

Refer to fig. 3 for more details.

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A way to say 'figurative' in writing, which means not literal, but using figures of speech.

The phrase 'the world is my oyster' is used in a fig. sense.

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A type of fruit that is sweet and soft, with many tiny seeds inside. It can be eaten fresh or dried.

A short way to write 'figure' in a book or article.; A way to say 'figurative' in writing, which means not literal, but using figures of speech.

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