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fig·u·rine

 (fĭg′yə-rēn′)
n.
A small molded or sculptured figure; a statuette.
[French, from Italian figurina, diminutive of figura, figure, from Latin figūra; see figure.]
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figurine

(ˌfɪɡəˈriːn)
n
(Art Terms) a small carved or moulded figure; statuette
[C19: from French, from Italian figurina a little figure]
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fig•ur•ine

(ˌfɪg yəˈrin)

n.
a small ornamental figure of pottery, metal, plastic, etc.; statuette.
[1850–55; < French < Italian figurina, derivative of figura figure]
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figurine

A miniature figure.
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.figurine - a small carved or molded figurefigurine - a small carved or molded figure  
statuette
figure - a model of a bodily form (especially of a person); "he made a figure of Santa Claus"
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Translations
تِمثال صَغير
figurínaloutka
statuette
szobrocskanipp
stytta
statulėlė
statuete
statuetka
soška
küçük insan haykeli

figurine

[fɪgəˈriːn] N → figurilla f, estatuilla f
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figurine

[ˌfɪgəˈriːn] n (= ornament) → figurine f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

figurine

n → Figurine f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

figurine

[ˌfɪgəˈriːn] n → figurina, statuetta
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

figurine

(ˈfigjəriːn) noun
a small statue of a person. china figurines of Spanish ladies.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
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