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NODE / 0936attestedPresent-Day English

figure

TRANSLITERATION figurePRONUNCIATION /ˈfɪɡjər/

shape; representation; symbol; number; person

DATE
13th century–today
SENSE
shape symbol number
FAMILY
Indo-European / Germanic
CANONICAL KEY
node:1:figure:attested:sense:shape-symbol-number

A wide modern semantic network grows from form and representation.

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Middle English · Middle English · shape form symbol

figure

shape; form; likeness; symbol; written character

SOUND
Middle English figure continues into modern figure with spelling stability and later English pronunciation development.
MEANING
Shape, likeness, symbol, number, person, and calculation senses expand from representation.
CHRONOLOGY
Recorded in English in the thirteenth century.
SCHOLAR
Merriam-Webster Editors
CONFIDENCE
established
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EVERY REVIEWED BRANCH FROM HERE

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ATTESTATIONS / FIRST KNOWN USE

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