effigy
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French effigie, from Latin effigiēs (“likeness, effigy”), from effingō (“represent, portray”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
effigy (plural effigies)
- a dummy or other crude representation of a person, group or object that is hated.
- a likeness of a person.
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Translations[edit]
dummy or other crude representation