figuration
noun
- a forming; shaping
- form; appearance
- representation or symbolization
- Music the repetition of a figure or motif, esp. in variations on a theme
See figuration in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(fĭgˌyə-rāˈshən)
noun- The act of forming something into a particular shape.
- A shape, form, or outline.
- The act of representing with figures.
- A figurative representation.
- Music
a. Ornamentation of a passage by embellishing and often repeating figures.
b. The pattern made by such embellishment or repetition.
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