figuration

fig·u·ra·tion

a forming; shaping
form; appearance
representation or symbolization
Music the repetition of a figure or motif, esp. in variations on a theme

Origin of figuration

Middle English figuracioun from Classical Latin figuratio from figuratus: see figurative

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figuration

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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Noun

(plural figurations)

The act of giving figure or determinate form; determination to a certain form.
Mixture of concords and discords.

Origin

Late Middle English figuracioun, from Old French, from Latin figuratio

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