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effigy
('/E/f/I//dZ//i/ )

noun (n)

  • a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture)(noun.artifact)
    Example:
    The coin bears an effigy of Lincoln.
    Synonym:
    image, simulacrum
    source: wordnet30
  • 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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