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effigy
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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