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Meaning of 'effigy' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Effigy [ n.]
- The image, likeness, or representation of a person, whether a full figure, or a part; an imitative figure; -- commonly applied to sculptured likenesses, as those on monuments, or to those of the heads of princes on coins and medals, sometimes applied to portraits.

Meaning of 'effigy' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . effigy [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture)
Example in sentence:
  • the coin bears an effigy of Lincoln;
  • the emperor's tomb had his image carved in stone

Nearby Words:

effable efface effaceable effaced effacement effacing effascinate effascination effect effected

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