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   Ef·fi·gy

   /ˈefəjē/

   

   noun

   • 1. a sculpture or model of a person: "coins bearing the effigy of Maria Theresa of Austria"
   • ▪ a roughly made model of a particular person, made in order to be damaged or destroyed as a protest or expression of anger: "the senator was burned in effigy"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from Latin effigies, from effingere ‘to fashion (artistically)’, from ex- ‘out’ + fingere ‘to shape’.

   Scrabble Points: 16

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