Etymology

figural

fig·ur·al
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Today it means: Representing by means of a figure; emblematic. Full definition →

Old French figural ← Latin figūrālis
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  1. Latin · derived fromfigūrālis
  2. Old French · derived fromfigural
  3. English todayfigural

From Old French figural, from late Latin figūrālis, from figūra (“figure”).

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