Anglo-French figure continues Latin figūra through Romance transmission.
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figure
shape; form; likeness
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedLatin · Latin antiquity · shape form resultfigūra
shape; form; likeness; figure of speech
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Figure — Definition, Word History, and First Known UseEtymology: Anglo-French from Latin figūra
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