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fig·u·ra·tion
\ˌfigyəˈrāshən\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English figuracioun, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French figuration, from Latin figuration-, figuratio, from figuratus (past participle of figurare to figure) + -ion-, -io -ion — more at figure
1. : the act or action of creating or providing a figure
< Dante's unique figuration of the underworld >
2. : form, shape, outline
< he studied words and figurations on pieces of money — Carl Sandburg >
3. : the act or action of representation in figures and shapes : emblematic or typical representation; also : the result of such an act or action
< the new cubism was explained as a synthesis of colored figurations of objects — Janet Flanner >
4. : the ornamental treatment of a musical passage by the use of decorative and usually repetitive figures specifically in variations of a theme
< brilliant string figurations first for violins and then for cellos and basses — Cecil Gray > |