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feminine
/fi.ɡyʁ/
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Translation
face, figure
Word origin
From Latin figura ('shape, form, figure'), from fingere ('to shape, to form'). English 'figure' and 'figment' come from the same root.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- figura
- English cognates
- figure, figment, feign
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralfigures
Examples
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He has a very interesting face.
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His face turned red with shame.
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She washes her face every morning.
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This woman is a great figure of cinema.
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Her childhood face hasn't changed.
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