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Word: Effigy
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 16th century: from Latin effigies, from effingere ‘to fashion (artistically)’, from ex- ‘out’ + fingere ‘to shape’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɛfɪdʒi
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a sculpture or model of a person
Short Definition:sculpture or model of person
Examples:- a tomb effigy of Eleanor of Aquitaine
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