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effigy
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As a noun, effigy means a dummy or other crude representation of a person, group or object that is hated.
Meanings of effigy
3 meaningsnoun
A dummy or other crude representation of a person, group or object that is hated.
“In England on Bonfire Night, an effigy is often burned.”
A likeness of a person.
A representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture)
“the coin bears an effigy of Lincoln”
“the emperor's tomb had his image carved in stone”
Similar: image, simulacrum
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).
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