figuration

English

noun
Definitions
  • The act of giving figure or determinate form.
  • The form of something, its outline or boundaries.
  • Ornamentation or decoration, especially by the addition of figures.
  • Mixture of concords and discords.
  • (art) The representation of an object through visual forms.
  • (sociology) A structure through which people are joined, or the process of constructing such structures.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English figuracion derived from Middle French figuration derived from Latin figūrō (form, fashion, shape, figure) affix from English figurate.

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figurate

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