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   effigy

   /ˈɛfɪdʒi/

   noun

   • 1. a sculpture or model of a person: "a tomb effigy of Eleanor of Aquitaine"
   • ▪ a roughly made model of a person that is made in order to be damaged or destroyed as a protest: "angry campaigners plan to burn an effigy of the social security minister"

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

   Scrabble Points: 16

   • E

     1

   • F

     4

   • F

     4

   • I

     1

   • G

     2

   • Y

     4

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