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- [red fig-yer]
- /rɛd ˈfɪg yər/
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- [red fig-yer]
- /rɛd ˈfɪg yər/
Definition of red-figure word
- adjective red-figure pertaining to or designating a style of vase painting developed in Greece in the latter part of the 6th and the 5th centuries b.c., characterized chiefly by figurative representations in red against a black-slip background, details painted in the design, and the introduction of three-dimensional illusion in the rendering of form and space. 1
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Origin of red-figure
First appearance:
before 1890 One of the 20% newest English words
First recorded in 1890-95
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Red-figure
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
red-figure popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
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