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effigy

ef·fi·gy

effigy

 
 
pronunciation:
e f ji
phrases:
in effigy
features:
Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
part of speech: noun
inflections: effigies
definition 1: a likeness of a person, usu. sculpted, as on a tomb.
In the chapel, we viewed a marble effigy of the queen with her hands folded in prayer.
similar words:
figure, figurine, icon, image, likeness, representation, sculpture, statue
definition 2: a constructed figure that represents a hated or despised person and that is often burned or hanged to express public condemnation of this person.
The enraged citizens hung an effigy of the mayor and set it on fire.
similar words:
dummy, figure, likeness, replica, representation, straw man
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phrase: in effigy
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