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effigy

/'/E/f/I//dZ//i/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

  1. a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture)

    noun.artifact

    Examples
    The coin bears an effigy of Lincoln.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. 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.

    noun

    Source: webster1913

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