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ef·fi·gy
 effigy
- pronunciation:
- e
f
ji
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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
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| definition 2: |
a constructed figure that represents a hated or despised person and that is often burned or hanged to express public condemnation of the 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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| related words: |
idol, portrait |
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