in effigy

in ef·fi·gy

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Definitions of in effigy words

noun plural in effigy a representation or image, especially sculptured, as on a monument. 1
noun plural in effigy a crude representation of someone disliked, used for purposes of ridicule. 1
idioms in effigy in effigy, in public view in the form of an effigy: a leader hanged in effigy by the mob. 1
adjective in effigy (Idiomatic) symbolizing, usually as an effigy. 0

before 1530

One of the 29% oldest English words

1530-40; (< Middle French) < Latin effigia, equivalent to effig- (ef- ef- + fig- shape, form; see figure) + -ia -y3

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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