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Noun: figuration  ,fi-g(y)u'rey-shun
  1. Decorating with a design
    "The figuration on the ancient pottery provided clues about the culture's beliefs"
     
  2. Representing figuratively as by emblem or allegory
    "The artist's figuration of justice as a blindfolded woman with scales was striking"

Derived forms: figurations

Type of: decoration, representation

Encyclopedia: Figuration