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figurate

/ ˈfɪɡjʊrɪt /

adjective

  1. music exhibiting or produced by figuration; florid or decorative
  2. having a definite or particular shape or figure
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈfigurately, adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of figurate1

C15: from Latin figūrāre to shape
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Example Sentences

The number of a rationall figure, is called a Figurate number: And the numbers of which it is made, the Sides of the figurate.

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