Etymology

figuration

fig·ur·a·tion
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Today it means: The act of giving figure or determinate form. Full definition →

Middle English figuracion ← Middle French figuration ← Latin figūrō
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  1. Latin · derived fromfigūrō“to form”
  2. Middle French · derived fromfiguration
  3. Middle English · inherited fromfiguracion
  4. English todayfiguration

Late Middle English figuracion, from Middle French figuration, from Latin figūrō (“to form”). Equivalent to figurate + -ion.

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