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Definition of: effigy
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(ef′ə·jē) noun plural ·gies
1. A figure representing a person, as in sculpture or numismatics.
2. A representation of a person who has incurred odium.
—to burn (or hang) in effigy To burn or hang publicly an image of a person who is hated. [<F effigie <L effigies <ex- out + fingere fashion]
—ef·fig·i·al (e·fij′ē·əl) adjective
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