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effigy

Pronunciation: /ˈɛfəd͡ʒi/

The English word “effigy” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A dummy or other crude representation of a person, group or object that is hated.
  2. A likeness of a person.

Etymology

From French effigie, from Latin effigiēs (“likeness, effigy”), from effingō (“represent, portray”).

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