effigy

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɛfəgi/, SAMPA: /Ef@gi/

[edit] Etymology

From French effigie, from Latin effigies, likeness.

[edit] Noun

effigy (plural effigies)

1. a dummy or other crude representation of a person or group that is hated.
2. a likeness of a person.

[edit] Synonyms

• (a likeness of a person) figure, image, picture

[edit] Translations