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effigyMain Entry: ef·fi·gy Pronunciation: \ˈe-fə-jē\ Function: noun Inflected Form(s): plural ef·fi·gies Etymology: Middle French effigie, from Latin effigies, from effingere to form, from ex- + fingere to shape — more at dough Date: 1539 : an image or representation especially of a person; especially : a crude figure representing a hated person — in effigy : publicly in the form of an effigy <the football coach was burned in effigy>
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