| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| figurine |
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| SYLLABICATION: | fig·u·rine |
| PRONUNCIATION: | f g y -r n |
| NOUN: | A small molded or sculptured figure; a statuette. | | ETYMOLOGY: | French, from Italian figurina, diminutive of figura, figure, from Latin fig ra. See figure.
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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