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The definition of an effigy is a statue or likeness of a person.
(noun)- An example of an effigy is the forty foot center piece structure of a man that is burned on Saturday night of the Burning Man festival.
- An example of an effigy is a stuffed cloth figure of a dictator that is dragged through the streets by a mob.
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See effigy in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun pl. effigies
a portrait, statue, or the like, esp. of a person; likeness; often, a crude representation of a despised person
Origin: Fr effigie < L effigies, a copy, image < effingere < ex-, out + fingere, to form: see figure
See effigy in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun pl. ef·fi·gies
- A crude figure or dummy representing a hated person or group.
- A likeness or image, especially of a person.
Origin:
Origin: French effigie
Origin: , from Latin effigiēs, likeness
Origin: , from effingere, to portray
Origin: : ex-, ex-
Origin: + fingere, to shape; see dheigh- in Indo-European roots
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