FIGURATION
Dictionary entry overview: What does figuration mean? • FIGURATION (noun)
The noun FIGURATION has 2 senses:
1. representing figuratively as by emblem or allegory
2. decorating with a design
Familiarity information: FIGURATION used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• FIGURATION (noun)
Meaning:
Representing figuratively as by emblem or allegory
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("figuration" is a kind of...):
representation (an activity that stands as an equivalent of something or results in an equivalent)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "figuration"):
symbolising; symbolizing (the act of representing something with a symbol)
Meaning:
Decorating with a design
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("figuration" is a kind of...):
decoration (the act of decorating something (in the hope of making it more attractive))
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