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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesefigie
Pronunciation / Transliteration: eh-fee-hee-eh
"La escultura mostraba una efigie distorsionada."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A sculpture or model of a person, sometimes resembling a melted or distorted artistic representation.
"The modern art exhibition featured a haunting melted figure serving as an effigy of lost time." - 2
A roughly made model of a particular person, made in order to be damaged or destroyed as a protest or expression of anger.
"An angry crowd gathered in the square to burn an effigy of the corrupt politician."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'effigies', meaning copy, imitation, or portrait, stemming from 'effingere' (to shape, mold, or fashion). Entering English in the late 15th century, the term initially referred to sculptural representations of persons, evolving to include symbolic figures burned or destroyed in protest.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Effigy" is said worldwide
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effigie
Transliteration: eh-fee-zhee
"La statue a fondu pour devenir une effigie étrange."
Bildnis
Transliteration: bild-nis
"Das Kunstwerk zeigte ein geschmolzenes Bildnis."
effigie
Transliteration: ef-fee-jee-eh
"La figura fusa sembrava un'antica effigie."
efigie
Transliteration: eh-fee-hee-eh
"La escultura mostraba una efigie distorsionada."
efígie
Transliteration: eh-fee-zhee
"A obra de arte exibia uma efígie derretida."
पुतला
Transliteration: putla
"प्रदर्शन में एक पिघला हुआ पुतला रखा गया था।"
塑像
Transliteration: sù xiàng
"展览中有一个融化的塑像。"
모형
Transliteration: mohyeong
"전시회에는 녹아내린 모형이 전시되어 있었다."
像
Transliteration: zō
"その展覧会には溶けた像が展示されていた。"
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