I reject that definition. As much as I reject the definition of the word "literally" meaning "used for emphasis or to express strong feeling while not being literally true."
One can't say the meaning of the word "literal" is "figurative" just the same one can not say the meaning of the word "need" is also "want." This is a major devolution of language. Language is meant to promote understanding between individuals so using words that don't mean what they mean is an atrocious bastardization of language. The original dictionary did have a funny definition of the word fiddle, but that fortunately was humorous and didn't devalue language.
